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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 炎热

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
炎热 yán rè - blistering hot
- sizzling hot (weather)

List Ranking for: 炎热

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 6 16,273 13,329 16,737

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
炎 yán- flame
- inflammation
- -itis
热 rè- to warm up
- to heat up
- hot (of weather)
- heat
- fervent

Other Words Containing 炎热

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
炎热 6 6 16,273 13,329 16,737