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火 Huǒ

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火 Huǒ Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Huǒ | Huo3
English translation
surname Huo
fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage

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About 火 Huǒ

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HSK level

4

Number of strokes

4

Radical frequency

639

Traditional form

火 Huǒ

Contains the radical

火 Huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Flames

Etymology of 火 Huǒ

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

⿻丷人

Explanation

Pictograph of fire.

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Example sentences using 火 Huǒ

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摄影记者 shè yǐng jì zhě 们 men 的 de 长短 cháng duǎn 火炮 huǒ pào 的 de 镜头 jìngtóu 踊 yǒng 簇 cù 着 zhāo 我们 wǒmen 兜 dōu 圈圈 quān quan 照相 zhào xiàng .

Photographers from the press would crowd around us to take pictures.

火焰 huǒyàn 直 Zhí 窜 cuàn 天空 tiānkōng .

Flames were soaring into the sky.

这 zhè 列 liè 火车 huǒ chē 在 zài 约克 Yuē kè 市 shì 调动 diàodòng 车厢 chēxiāng 分途行驶 xíng shǐ .

The train divides at York.

火舌 huǒ shé 正 zhēng 往 wǎng 窗户 chuānghu 外面 wài miàn 窜 cuàn .

The flames are licking out of windows.

消防 xiāofáng 队员 duì yuán 把 bǎ 着火 zháohuǒ 的 de 椅子 yǐzi 拽 yè 出 chū 窗外.

The fireman flung the burning chair out of the window.

Words with 火 Huǒ

Explore 25 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 火 Huǒ in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
火 Huǒ fire火 Huǒ
火车 huǒ chē train火車
火箭 huǒjiàn rocket火箭 huǒjiàn
火灾 huǒ zāi fire (that burns buildings etc)火災
火锅 huǒ guō hotpot火鍋
大火 dà huǒ conflagration大火 dà huǒ
开火 kāi huǒ to open fire開火
火炬 huǒ jù a torch火炬 huǒ jù
火焰 huǒyàn blaze火焰 huǒyàn
火星 Huǒ xīng Mars (planet)火星 Huǒ xīng
火爆 huǒ bào popular火爆 huǒ bào
着火 zháohuǒ to ignite著火
火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station火車站
发火 fā huǒ to catch fire發火
火鸡 huǒ jī turkey火雞
火力 huǒ lì fire火力 huǒ lì
火花 huǒ huā spark火花 huǒ huā
起火 qǐ huǒ to cook起火 qǐ huǒ
火腿 huǒ tuǐ ham火腿 huǒ tuǐ
火山 huǒ shān volcano火山 huǒ shān
火热 huǒ rè fiery火熱
点火 diǎn huǒ to ignite點火
怒火 nù huǒ rage怒火 nù huǒ
纵火 zòng huǒ to set on fire縱火
火柴 huǒchái match (for lighting fire)火柴 huǒchái

火 Huǒ Decomposition & Compounds

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火 Huǒ Compounds

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  • 火 Huǒ
    • 灵 líng
    • 灭 miè
    • 灰 huī
    • 灾 zāi
      • 叜
        • 廀 sōu
    • 秋 Qiū
      • 愁 chóu
        • 僽, 矁
      • 揪 jiū , 锹 qiāo , 瞅 chǒu , 楸 qiū , 啾 jiū , 鳅 qiū , 萩 qiū , 偢 chǒu , 愀 qiǎo , 揫 jiū , 湫 jiǎo , 煍 jiǎo , 甃 zhòu , 鬏 jiū , 鹙 qiū , 媝, 湬, 篍, 蝵, 踿, 醔, 鍫, 鍬 qiāo , 鞦 qiū , 鰍, 鶖 qiū
    • 狄 dí
      • 逖 tì , 荻 dí , 悐 tì , 唙, 梑
    • 炎 yán
      • 谈 Tán , 毯 tǎn , 淡 dàn , 氮 dàn , 痰 tán , 倓 tán , 剡 shàn , 啖 dàn , 惔 tán , 扊 yǎn , 掞 shàn , 棪 yǎn , 欻 chuā , 琰 yǎn , 睒 shǎn , 菼 tǎn , 赕 dǎn , 郯 tán , 锬 tán , 餤 tán , 埮, 婒, 敥, 晱, 烾, 煔, 燄, 燅 xián , 緂, 腅, 舕, 裧, 覢, 談 tán , 賧, 醈, 錟, 顃, 顲, 颷
    • 炙 zhì
      • 爒
    • 燮 xiè
    • 炏 kài
      • 榮 róng
        • 嬫 róng , 鑅 héng , 儝, 嶸 róng , 濚, 爃, 蠑 róng
      • 勞 láo
        • 撈 lāo , 髝 láo , 僗, 嘮 láo , 嶗 láo , 憥, 憦, 朥, 橯, 澇 lào , 癆 láo , 磱, 簩, 耮, 蟧, 軂, 鐒
      • 滎 xíng
        • 濴
      • 熒 yíng
        • 濙, 藀
      • 營 yíng
        • 攚
      • 瑩 yíng
        • 瀅
      • 縈 yíng
        • 瀠, 礯
      • 鎣 yíng
        • 灐
      • 嫈 yīng , 甇 yīng , 禜 yǒng , 罃 yīng , 膋 liáo , 謍 yíng , 醟 yòng , 塋 yíng , 嵤, 檾, 焭, 煢 qióng , 犖, 螢 yíng , 褮, 覮, 鶯 yīng
    • 炗 guāng
      • 庶 shù
        • 遮 zhē , 蔗 zhè , 鹧 zhè , 嫬 zhē , 摭 zhí , 蟅 zhè , 蹠 zhí , 嗻 zhè , 墌, 樜, 熫, 謶, 鏣
    • 焱 yàn
      • 飚 biāo , 歘 xū , 燊 shēn , 飈, 飊
    • 煩 fán
      • 薠 fán
    • 熒 yíng
      • 濙, 藀
    • 燰 wēi
      • 蕿
    • 伙 huǒ , 烦 fán , 炸 zhá , 爆 bào , 烟 yān , 烧 shāo , 灯 dēng , 烂 làn , 烤 kǎo , 燃 rán , 炒 chǎo , 炮 bāo , 炉 lú , 炼 liàn , 烫 tàng , 烛 zhú , 焰 yàn , 炫 xuàn , 煤 méi , 炬 jù , 焕 huàn , 熄 xī , 烘 hōng , 焚 fén , 燥 zào , 熔 róng , 耿 gěng , 炖 dùn , 灿 càn , 煽 shān , 煌 huáng , 焊 hàn , 灼 zhuó , 荧 yíng , 炳 bǐng , 烁 shuò , 熨 yù , 烊 yáng , 烬 jìn , 烷 wán , 烙 lào , 烩 huì , 炯 jiǒng , 灸 jiǔ , 灶 zào , 烯 xī , 熠 yì , 炽 chì , 焙 bèi , 煲 bāo
    • 炊 chuī , 焖 mèn , 烽 fēng , 煥 huàn , 燎 liáo , 燧 suì , 焗 jú , 烃 tīng , 煙 yān , 炔 guì , 燻 xūn , 熵 shāng , 炷 zhù , 炕 kàng , 燈 dēng , 炆 wén , 煸 biān , 煨 wēi , 煅 duàn , 燿 yào , 煊 xuān , 燦 càn , 畑 tián , 煫, 爀, 灮 guāng , 灴 hóng , 灺 xiè , 炀 yáng , 炅 jiǒng , 炘 xīn , 炜 wěi , 炝 qiàng , 炤 zhào , 炱 tái , 炲 tái , 炴 yǎng , 炻 shí , 炾 huǎng , 烀 hū , 烉 huàn , 烓 wēi , 烔 tóng , 烜 xuǎn , 烨 yè , 烳 pǔ , 烺 lǎng , 焃 hè , 焈 xī , 焌 jùn
    • 焐 wù , 焓 hán , 焔 yàn , 焜 kūn , 焞 tūn , 焟 xī , 焠 cuì , 焢 hōng , 焮 xìn , 焯 chāo , 焴 yù , 焼 shāo , 焿 gēng , 煁 chén , 煃 kuǐ , 煆 xiā , 煇 huī , 煍 jiǎo , 煐 yīng , 煚 jiǒng , 煜 yù , 煝 mèi , 煟 wèi , 煠 yè , 煰 zào , 煳 hú , 煺 tuì , 煻 táng , 熀 huǎng , 熅, 熇 kǎo , 熉, 熘 liū , 熛 biāo , 熜 cōng , 熤 yì , 熯 hàn , 熰 ōu , 熳 màn , 熴 kūn , 熸 jiān , 熿 huáng , 燀, 燂 qián , 燇 jùn , 燋 jiāo , 燏 yù , 燐, 燔 fán , 燖
    • 燚 yì , 燠 yù , 燡 yì , 燨 xī , 燹 xiǎn , 燽 chóu , 爊 aō , 爌 kuàng , 爓 yàn , 爚 yuè , 爝 jué , 爟 guàn , 爤 làn , 爨 cuàn , 疢 chèn , 钬 huǒ , 颎 jiǒng , 齌 jì , 倐, 吙, 夑, 樮, 灱, 灲, 灳, 灷, 灹, 灻, 災 zāi , 炂, 炃, 炄, 炇, 炈, 炋, 炌, 炍, 炐, 炑, 炓, 炚, 炛, 炞, 炟 dá , 炠, 炡, 炢, 炣, 炥, 炦
    • 炧, 炨, 炩, 炪, 炵, 炶, 炿, 烄, 烅, 烆, 烇, 烌, 烍, 烎, 烐, 烑, 烒, 烕 miè , 烖, 烗, 烚, 烞, 烠, 烡, 烢, 烣, 烥, 烪, 烮, 烰, 烱, 烲, 烴 tīng , 烵, 烶, 烸, 烻, 烼, 烿, 焀, 焁, 焂, 焅, 焆, 焇, 焋, 焍, 焑, 焒, 焛
    • 焝, 焤, 焥, 焧, 焨, 焩, 焪, 焫, 焬, 焲, 焳, 焵, 焷, 焸, 焹, 焺, 焻, 焽, 焾, 煀, 煂, 煄, 煈, 煉 liàn , 煋, 煏 bì , 煑, 煒, 煓, 煖, 煗, 煘, 煛, 煡, 煣, 煪, 煬 yáng , 煯, 煱, 煴 yùn , 煵, 煶, 煷, 煹, 煼, 煾, 煿, 熁 xié , 熂, 熃
    • 熆, 熋, 熌, 熍, 熎, 熐, 熑, 熓, 熕, 熖, 熗, 熚, 熝, 熞, 熡, 熢, 熣, 熥, 熦, 熧, 熩, 熪, 熫, 熭, 熮, 熲, 熶, 熷, 熺, 熻, 熼, 熽, 熾 chì , 燁, 燆, 燉 dùn , 燌, 燍, 燑, 燒 shāo , 燓, 燗 làn , 燘, 燙 tàng , 燛, 燜 mèn , 燝, 燢, 燣, 燤
    • 燩, 燪, 燫, 燬 huǐ , 燭 zhú , 燯, 燱, 燲, 燳, 燴 huì , 燵, 燶, 燷, 燸, 燺, 燼 jìn , 爁, 爂, 爃, 爄, 爅, 爈, 爉, 爋, 爍 shuò , 爎, 爏, 爐 lú , 爑, 爔, 爕, 爖, 爗, 爘, 爙, 爛 làn , 爜, 爞, 爠, 爡, 爣, 爥 zhú , 爦, 爧, 爩, 秌, 羙, 苂, 覝, 邩
    • 鈥, 鋄, 錽, 阦, 鶑
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