chuā

sudden

To fan  flames  also provides the pronunciation

Components
炎 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

flame

欠 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

qiàn

  

yawn, deficient

Evolution

欻 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
欻 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

chuā

sudden, abrupt, quick; (onom.) crashing sound

 

suddenly; also pr. [hū]