huǒ

fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming

HSK 2 #433

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 433rd character
Radical ⽕ (86.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 164

Definitions

火 huǒ
  1. 1. fire
  2. 2. hot (popular)
  3. 3. fiery or flaming
  4. 4. urgent
  5. 5. ammunition
  6. 6. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  7. 7. surname Huo
  8. 8. Kangxi radical 86
  9. 9. classifier for military units (old)

Stroke order

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火 stroke order animation

Words containing 火

Word Meaning
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
the more people, the more strength
claypot (used in cooking)
claypot (used in cooking)
intense gunfire; heavy fighting in war
heavy gunfire everywhere; fierce war
phosphorescence
festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
to add fuel to the flames
to add fuel to the flames
an uprising is afoot (idiom)
an uprising is afoot (idiom)
prosperous
red imported fire ant, invasive ant species
red imported fire ant
lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
lit. paper can't wrap fire; fig. the truth will out
matches made of cardboard
matches made of cardboard
paper hot pot dish
paper hot pot
to commit arson; to set on fire
arsonist