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肺炎 (fèi yán) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

肺炎 (fèi yán) is a Chinese word: pneumonia. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 肺炎

名 míng noun

pneumonia

他因为肺炎住院了。

tā yīn wèi fèi yán zhù yuàn le

He was hospitalized because of pneumonia.

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Word breakdown

肺 fèi — lung

炎 yán — inflammation

Structure & writing
1 肺 fèi — lung (respiratory organ)

肺 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 ⺼ — flesh/meat radical, representing body tissue or muscle
⺼ is a component in 68 characters
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1.2 巿 fú — embroidered knee-covering on ancient ceremonial robes
巿 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 炎 yán — extremely hot (of weather)
炎 is a component in 4 characters

consists of

2.1 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
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2.2 火 huǒ — light and flame from burning; fig. urgent
火 is a component in 45 characters
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