Radical 讠

10 strokes

談

words 讠 (67c) + inflammation 炎 (422a) = talk over 谈

[会谈 (59) huìtán hold (formal) talks]

[座谈 (212) zuòtán have an informal meeting/discussion]

(In a hospital) The nurse said, “I’ve written down a few words for you about this inflammation but our burns expert can talk over the details with you. / I’ll get the fairy to fly off and arrange a tannoy call for him.”

fire 火 (181) + fire 火 (181) = inflammation 炎

“I can’t believe it — a fire on top of last week’s fire, now the inflammation on my burnt hand is even worse.” / [No pronunciation needed]