燃

rán = r + an2

to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)

燃 = 火 + 然 : Robinson Crusoe (r) is igniting (燃) a fire (火) in the anthill's kitchen (an2) hoping (燃) to cook his dinner there, but soon people come over and tell him it's not right (然) to do so because of the potential carbon monoxide poisoning.

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燃 character breakdown

燃
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏
- 然
  - 灬
  - 肰
    - 月
      - 二
        
        一
      - ⺆
        
        丿
        
        ㇆
        
        一
        
        亅
    - 犬
      - 丶
      - 大
        
        一
        
        人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏

火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

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火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

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然

rán = r + an2

correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly

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然 = 灬 + 肰 : Robinson Crusoe is grilling some dog meat on his BBQ in the anthill's kitchen, but it's hard to do it correctly because of all the animal rights activists. They think it's not right to grill dog meat.

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