火 huǒ fire (Kangxi radical 86)
fire (Kangxi radical 86); temper; popular
How it came to be
A flame going up with sparks flying off either side. Under a character it lies flat and only the four sparks are left.
How it is used
- Fire, literal and figurative - 火车 (huǒchē) train (fire-cart), 火锅 (huǒguō) hotpot, 着火 (zháohuǒ) catch fire.
- Also temper and popularity - 发火 (fāhuǒ) lose one's temper, and colloquially 火 means a smash hit.
Characters built with 火
- 灯 lamp
- 秋 autumn
- 烧 to burn
- 炼 refine
- 烟 smoke
- 伙 companion
- 烦 to bother
- 烤 bake
- 灵 spirit
- 炒 to boil
- 炸 to explode
- 燃 to ignite
- 愁 anxious
- 灭 to extinguish
- 灾 disaster
- 烂 overcooked
- 烫 to scald
- 煤 carbon
- 燥 arid
- 爆 crackle
- 揪 to pinch
- 灶 kitchen
- 灸 to cauterize
- 灼 to burn
- 灿 vivid
- 炉 fireplace
- 炊 meal
- 炖 stew
- 炫 to glitter
- 炬 torch
- 炮 cannon
- 烁 to sparkle
- 烘 to bake
- 烛 candle
- 焕 shining
- 焙 to bake
- 焚 to burn
- 焰 flame
- 煌 bright
- 煲 to heat
Words with 火
- 火车huǒchētrainHSK 1
- 着火zháohuǒto catch fireHSK 4
- 火锅huǒguōhotpotHSK 5
- 火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting fire)HSK 6
- 火灾huǒzāiserious fire (in a city or a forest etc)HSK 6
- 上火shànghuǒto get angryHSK 7
- 发火fāhuǒto catch fireHSK 7
- 火候huǒhouheat controlHSK 7
- 火山huǒshānvolcanoHSK 7
- 火热huǒrèfieryHSK 7
- 火腿huǒtuǐhamHSK 7
- 火花huǒhuāsparkHSK 7
- 火速huǒsùat top speedHSK 7
- 点火diǎnhuǒto igniteHSK 7
- 烟火yānhuǒsmoke and fireHSK 7
- 红火hónghuoprosperousHSK 7
- 导火索dǎohuǒsuǒfuse (for explosive)HSK 8
- 恼火nǎohuǒannoyedHSK 8
- 火辣辣huǒlàlàscorching hotHSK 8
- 火炬huǒjùtorchHSK 9
- 火焰huǒyànblazeHSK 9
- 火爆huǒbàofiery (temper)HSK 9
- 火箭huǒjiànrocketHSK 9
- 熄火xīhuǒto go outHSK 9
- 防火墙fánghuǒqiángfirewallHSK 9
Example sentences
- 房间里有火。 Fángjiān li yǒu huǒ.There's a fire in the room.
- 火车到站了。 Huǒchē dàozhàn le.The train arrived in the station.
- 在火车站转车。 Zài huǒchē zhàn zhuǎnchē.Change trains at the railway station.