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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Words containing 火

Word Meaning
Mt Etna, volcano in Italy
Mt Etna, volcano in Italy
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei
fondue
fondue
fiery
clouds at sunset glowing like fire
bullet train; Shinkansen 线xīn gàn xiàn, Japanese high-speed train
bullet train; Shinkansen 线xīn gàn xiàn, Japanese high-speed train
to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)
to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
anti-aircraft gun
anti-aircraft gun
fuse (for explosive)
(fig.) proximate cause; the last straw
beacon tower for warning of enemy
beacon tower; signal tower with fire
to light a fire; to kindle
kindling
to invite trouble