火

huǒ

fire

surname Huo; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86

a picture of 火 → fire

The character originally depicted two flames leaping upward from a base. Over time the strokes were regularized, but the sense of rising fire has never left the shape.

丷+人→火

小心,炉子上的火还没灭。

xiǎo xīn , lú zi shàng de huǒ hái méi miè 。

be careful, the fire on the stove has not been put out yet.

这道菜做得好,但要注意控制火候。

zhè dào cài zuò de hǎo , dàn yào zhù yì kòng zhì huǒ hòu 。

this dish is well made, but you need to pay attention to controlling the heat level.

Words with 火

电火花

diàn huǒ huā

electric spark

火山

huǒ shān

volcano

运载火箭

yùn zài huǒ jiàn

carrier rocket

引火烧身

yǐn huǒ shāo shēn

to invite trouble

火上浇油

huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation

火车

huǒ chē

train

火车站

huǒ chē zhàn

train station

军火库

jūn huǒ kù

arsenal

火山岛

huǒ shān dǎo

volcanic island

火种

huǒ zhǒng

tinder

火炭

huǒ tàn

live coal

交火

jiāo huǒ

to exchange fire; to engage in a firefight

More characters with 丷

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