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
firefly; lightning bug; glowworm
fireworks
stove
the fire of war; conflagration
fire extinguisher
risk one’s life; face any danger
(fig.) spark (of a revolution etc); source of a fire
bonfire; to open fire
anger; internal heat (TCM)
to cremate
rocket launcher; bazooka
flamingo
abyss of suffering (idiom); deep water and scorching fire
gunfire; artillery barrage
firewood
fuse (for explosive)
make things worse; stir up anger
heat control; maturity; crucial moment
flame; blaze
the scene of a fire
volcanic crater
will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
(fig.) combative tone; belligerence; smell of gunpowder
fig. living hell; pit of fire
be very close and loving; be in a hot romance