火

Fire in Chinese: 火 (huǒ)

huǒ

fire

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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火

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄛˇ

huǒ

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 动物怕火。

    dòng wù pà huǒ。

    Animals are afraid of fire.

  • 火车来了。

    huǒ chē lái le。

    Here comes the train.

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Related words

火柴

huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire)

火车

huǒ chē

train

着火

zháo huǒ

to catch fire

火腿

huǒ tuǐ

ham

火灾

huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

火箭

huǒ jiàn

rocket

点火

diǎn huǒ

to ignite

发火

fā huǒ

to catch fire

红火

hóng huǒ

prosperous

火暴

huǒ bào

variant of 爆

火锅

huǒ guō

hotpot

火候

huǒ hou

heat control

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