Traditional: 點燃
点燃 (diǎn rán) means “to ignite; to set on fire; aflame”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 點燃) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
他划着火柴点燃了蜡烛照明。
Tā diǎnrán le làzhú.
He lit the candle.
Updated: 2026-07-18