火箭 huǒjiàn rocket
How to remember 火箭: 火 fire (Kangxi radical 86) + 箭 arrow = rocket.
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How it is used
- 'Rocket' - 发射火箭 (fāshè huǒjiàn) to launch a rocket; measure word 枚.
- Space/military term; 火箭速度 (huǒjiàn sùdù) 'rocket speed', figurative for very fast.
- Also the NBA Houston Rockets (火箭队).