伙 huǒ companion
companion; partner
How to remember 伙: 亻 person + 火 fire = companion. Lost in the mountains, the hiker meets a friendly person by a camp fire and gains a new companion.
Component breakdown
伙 = 亻 person + 火 fire
- 亻 person
- 火 fire
Lost in the mountains, the hiker meets a friendly person by a camp fire and gains a new companion.
How it is used
- Companion/partner - 伙伴 (huǒbàn) partner/buddy, 合伙 (héhuǒ) go into partnership, 小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi) a young lad.
- Very colloquial 家伙 (jiāhuo) = "guy/fellow" or even "thing" - 这家伙 (zhè jiāhuo) this guy (mildly rough/affectionate).
- 团伙 (tuánhuǒ) carries a criminal shade - a gang.