Usage of the character 燃

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

ránshāo

燃烧

[燃燒]

to ignite
to combust
to burn
combustion
flaming

yīnrán

阴燃

[陰燃]

to burn without flame; to smolder

yǐnrán

隐燃

[隱燃]

burning with no flame
fire beneath the surface
hidden combustion

kěrán

可燃

[可燃]

inflammable

yǐnrán

引燃

[引燃]

to ignite
to start (a fire)
(fig.) to spark (debate, conflict etc)

rányóu

燃油

[燃油]

fuel oil

ránfàng

燃放

[燃放]

to light
to set off (firecrackers etc)

ránliào

燃料

[燃料]

fuel

ránbào

燃爆

[燃爆]

to cause to explode
to fire
to set off

ránméi

燃眉

[燃眉]

to burn one's eyebrows
fig. desperately serious situation

ránméi

燃煤

[燃煤]

coal fuel

ránhào

燃耗

[燃耗]

fuel consumption

rándiǎn

燃点

[燃點]

to ignite; to set fire to; to light
(chemistry) ignition point; combustion point

bàorán

爆燃

[爆燃]

to deflagrate

zìrán

自燃

[自燃]

spontaneous combustion

zǔrán

阻燃

[阻燃]

fire resistant

diǎnrán

点燃

[點燃]

to ignite
to set on fire
aflame

ránqì

燃气

[燃氣]

fuel gas (coal gas, natural gas, methane etc)

ránqǐ

燃起

[燃起]

to ignite
to light
fig. to spark off (hopes, controversy, flames of revolution)

nèirán

内燃

[內燃]

internal combustion (engine)

ránxiāng

燃香

[燃香]

to burn incense

ránshāojì

燃烧剂

[燃燒劑]

incendiary agent

kěránbīng

可燃冰

[可燃冰]

clathrate hydrates

héránliào

核燃料

[核燃料]

nuclear fuel

fáránliào

乏燃料

[乏燃料]

(nuclear energy) spent fuel

ránliàoyóu

燃料油

[燃料油]

fuel oil

yìránwù

易燃物

[易燃物]

flammable substance

rányóucāng

燃油舱

[燃油艙]

fuel tank (of a ship)

ránshāochí

燃烧匙

[燃燒匙]

deflagrating spoon
combustion spoon

kěránxìng

可燃性

[可燃性]

flammable
flammability

nèiránjī

内燃机

[內燃機]

internal combustion engine

ránsùshuō

燃素说

[燃素說]

phlogiston theory

Rándēngfó

燃灯佛

[燃燈佛]

Dipamkara Buddha, the former Buddha before Shakyamuni Buddha and the bringer of lights

ránshāodàn

燃烧弹

[燃燒彈]

fire bomb
incendiary device

ránshāopíng

燃烧瓶

[燃燒瓶]

Molotov cocktail

yìránwùpǐn

易燃物品

[易燃物品]

flammable articles

fáránliàobàng

乏燃料棒

[乏燃料棒]

(nuclear energy) spent fuel rods

sǐhuīfùrán

死灰复燃

[死灰復燃]

lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence
sth malevolent returns to haunt one

ránfàngbiānpào

燃放鞭炮

[燃放鞭炮]

to set off fire crackers

ránqìdiànchǎng

燃气电厂

[燃氣電廠]

gas fired power station

nèiránjīchē

内燃机车

[內燃機車]

automobile

ránliàodiànchí

燃料电池

[燃料電池]

fuel cell

ránliàoxúnhuán

燃料循环

[燃料循環]

fuel cycle

ránqìlúnjī

燃气轮机

[燃氣輪機]

gas turbine

zhǔdòuránqí

煮豆燃萁

[煮豆燃萁]

burning beanstalks to cook the beans (idiom); to cause internecine strife

ránméiguōlú

燃煤锅炉

[燃煤鍋爐]

coal burning boiler

kuàngwùránliào

矿物燃料

[礦物燃料]

fossil fuels
oil and coal

tìdàiránliào

替代燃料

[替代燃料]

alternative fuel

ránméizhījí

燃眉之急

[燃眉之急]

lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
extreme emergency

zàishēngránliào

再生燃料

[再生燃料]

renewable fuel

ránliàoxīnkuài

燃料芯块

[燃料芯塊]

fuel pellets

huàshíránliào

化石燃料

[化石燃料]

fossil fuel

shēngwùránliào

生物燃料

[生物燃料]

biofuel

héránliàohòuchǔlǐ

核燃料后处理

[核燃料後處理]

nuclear fuel reprocessing