Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 炎

flame
inflammation
-itis

inflammatory (medicine)

encephalitis

inflammation of membrane
membranitis

blistering hot
sizzling hot (weather)

dazzling sunlight
glare of sunlight

rhinitis

Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農／神农 ( Shénnóng) Farmer God

pharyngitis

kidney inflammation
nephritis

scorching

inflammation

to become inflamed
inflammation

hepatitis

tendonitis

pneumonia
inflammation of the lungs

laryngitis

gingivitis

hot summer
scorching summer

dermatitis

Yanling County in Zhuzhou 株洲 ( Zhūzhōu), Hunan

to reduce fever
antipyretic
to decrease inflammation

gastritis

enteritis

diverticulitis

adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)
henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得嚴／妻子管得严 (qīziguǎndeyán) used in comic theater)

mumps

Fiery Emperor's tomb in Yanling county, Zhuzhou 株洲, Hunan

keratitis (inflammation of the cornea)

myelitis; inflammation of spinal cord

epiglottitis

Chén Qìngyán

Tony Tan (1940-), president of Singapore 2011-2017

Gu Yanwu (1613-1682), late Ming and early Qing Confucian philosopher, linguist and historian, played a founding role in phonology of early Chinese, author of Rizhilu or Record of daily study 日知錄／日知录

pancreatitis

pángguāngyán

cystitis

mángchángyán

appendicitis

paronychia (medicine)

bunion; hallux valgus

myocarditis

Zhāng Tàiyán

Zhang Taiyan (1869-1936), scholar, journalist, revolutionary and leading intellectual around the time of the Xinhai revolution

antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide

Sima Yan (236-290), founder and first emperor (265-290) of the Western Jin dynasty 西晉／西晋 ( Xī Jìn), posthumous name 晉武帝／晋武帝 ( Jìn Wudǐ)

conjunctivitis

pancreatitis

colitis (medicine)

stomatitis
ulceration of oral cavity
inflammation of the mucous lining of the mouth

tenosynovitis (medicine)

Yánlíng Xiàn

Yanling County in Zhuzhou 株洲 ( Zhūzhōu), Hunan

anti-inflammatory (medicine)

arthritis

sinusitis

inflammation of middle ear
otitis media

periodontitis (gum disorder)

angina
sore throat

Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer

pleurisy

pyelitis (medicine)

meningitis

gingivitis

sty (eyelid swelling)

mastitis

gastroenteritis

appendicitis (medicine)

vaginal infection
inflammation of the vulva or vagina
colpitis

anti-inflammatory medicine

gingivitis

sēnlínnǎoyán

forest encephalitis

zhīqìguǎnyán

bronchitis

qiánlièxiànyán

prostatitis

yǐxínggānyán

hepatitis B

yǐxíngnǎoyán

epidemic encephalitis B, aka Japanese encephalitis

Rìběnnǎoyán

Japanese encephalitis

wùxínggānyán

hepatitis E

jǐxínggānyán

hepatitis F

jíxìngchángyán

acute enteritis

huǒyányànyì

hot (i.e. popular) (emphatic form of 火 (huǒ)) (neologism c. 2016)

huángyánguìzhòu

honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)

bǐngxínggānyán

hepatitis C

shìtàiyánliáng

the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)

biǎntáoxiànyán

tonsillitis

yánxìngfǎnyìng

inflammation response

jiǎxínggānyán

hepatitis A

dīngxínggānyán

hepatitis D

Yán Huángzǐsūn

descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)

xīnguānfèiyán

COVID-19, the coronavirus disease identified in 2019

gǔguānjiéyán

osteoarthritis

biǎntáotǐyán

tonsillitis

zhìliáoyánzhèng

anti-inflammatory (medicine)

to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
social climbing

xìzhīqìguǎnyán

细支气管炎

[細支氣管炎]

bronchiolitis

fèiyánméijiāngjūn

肺炎霉浆菌

[肺炎黴漿菌]

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

jíxìnglánwěiyán

急性阑尾炎

[急性闌尾炎]

acute appendicitis (medicine)

zúdǐjīnmóyán

足底筋膜炎

[足底筋膜炎]

plantar fasciitis (medicine)

dàyèxìngfèiyán

大叶性肺炎

[大葉性肺炎]

lobar pneumonia

zhīyuántǐfèiyán

支原体肺炎

[支原體肺炎]

Mycoplasma pneumonia

méijiāngjūnfèiyán

霉浆菌肺炎

[黴漿菌肺炎]

mycoplasma pneumonia

fēidiǎnxíngfèiyán

非典型肺炎

[非典型肺炎]

atypical pneumonia
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SARS

fèiyánshuāngqiújūn

肺炎双球菌

[肺炎雙球菌]

Diplococcus pneumoniae

fēngshīguānjiéyán

风湿关节炎

[風濕關節炎]

rheumatoid arthritis

bìngdúxìnggānyán

病毒性肝炎

[病毒性肝炎]

viral hepatitis

jǐsuǐhuīzhìyán

脊髓灰质炎

[脊髓灰質炎]

poliomyelitis

fēngshīxìngguānjiéyán

风湿性关节炎

[風濕性關節炎]

rheumatoid arthritis

qiángzhíxìngjǐzhùyán

强直性脊柱炎

[強直性脊柱炎]

ankylosing spondylitis
Bechterew’s disease

fèiyán Kèléibóshìjūn

肺炎克雷伯氏菌

[肺炎克雷伯氏菌]

Klebsiella pnenmoniae

xīfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

西方马脑炎病毒

[西方馬腦炎病毒]

western equine encephalitis (WEE) virus

dōngfāngmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

东方马脑炎病毒

[東方馬腦炎病毒]

eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus

Wěinèiruìlāmǎnǎoyánbìngdú

委内瑞拉马脑炎病毒

[委內瑞拉馬腦炎病毒]

Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus

jùxìbāobìngdúshìwǎngmóyán

巨细胞病毒视网膜炎

[巨細胞病毒視網膜炎]

cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMV retinitis), a disease of the retina that can lead to blindness