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火
huǒ
1. fire
2. urgent
3. ammunition
4. fiery or flaming
5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
6. hot (popular)
7. classifier for military units (old)
HSK 4 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

火
huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
HSK 2 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

火大
huǒdà
to get mad
火柴
huǒchái
match (for lighting fire)
HSK 5
火化
huǒhuà
to cremate
火场
huǒchǎng
the scene of a fire
火把
huǒbǎ
torch
火柱
huǒzhù
column of flame
火刑
huǒxíng
execution by fire
火势
huǒshì
intensity of a fire
火器
huǒqì
firearm
火堆
huǒduī
bonfire
火山
huǒshān
volcano
火成
huǒchéng
igneous (geology)
火星
Huǒxīng
Mars (planet)
火暴
huǒbào
variant of [[火爆<huǒbào>]]
救火
jiùhuǒ
fire fighting
火儿
huǒr
fire
放火
fànghuǒ
to set on fire
火力
huǒlì
fire
文火
wénhuǒ
small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
柴火
cháihuo
firewood

Alternate Entries

火
Huǒ
surname Huo
HSK 4

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
432
Word Frequency Rank
422 of 84,292
Radical Number
86

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