焱 is obviously composed of three 火, Chinese linguists believe that 焱 used to mean the same as 炎. However it was redundant to have two Chinese characters to mean the same thing. As
焱 originally meant big fire, it was then used to refer to the flames of a big fire.
Let us check its Oracle Script and Seal Script.
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| Learn one Chinese Character a day - 焱 |
It is quite clear that structure of 焱 has been kept from Oracle Script till now.
焱 is to mean
flames of fire.
And actually 焱 is now almost no longer in use. Its meaning of flame is now represented by another Chinese character 焰. We can get to
焰 when time is right.
Now let us enjoy a Chinese calligraphy with 焱 inside:
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| 神焱 |
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