烈 (liè)
ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a nobl
Etymology
Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 列 represents the sound.
Shuowen Jiezi
《說文》:“烈,火猛也。从火,聲。”
Components
- 列 (sound)
- 灬 (meaning) — 灬 is a component form of 火.