Hanzi
Traditional
火
Simplified
火

fire/urgent/ammunition/fiery or flaming/internal heat (Chinese medicine)/hot (popular)/classifier for military units (old)/Kangxi radical 86

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

huǒ, huō

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄛˇ, ㄏㄨㄛ

Jyutping

fo2

Example sentences

火 huǒ
森林大火對當地的生態環境造成了嚴重的破壞。
森林大火对当地的生态环境造成了严重的破坏。

The forest fire caused severe damage to the local ecological environment.

滅 / 灭 miè
消防員把火滅了。
消防员把火灭了。

The firefighters extinguished the fire.

火星 huǒxīng
人類夢想著有一天能夠移民到火星。
人类梦想著有一天能够移民到火星。

Humans dream of being able to immigrate to Mars one day.

飛船 / 飞船 fēichuán
這艘飛船將在明天降落在火星表面。
这艘飞船将在明天降落在火星表面。

This spaceship will land on the surface of Mars tomorrow.

火車 / 火车 huǒchē
我每天坐火車上班。
我每天坐火车上班。

I take the train to go to work every day.

到 dào
火車已經到站了。
火车已经到站了。

The train has already arrived at the station.

上火 shànghuǒ
他最近因為工作壓力太大而上火了。
他最近因为工作压力太大而上火了。

He has been suffering from 'internal heat' recently because of too much work pressure.

大火 dàhuǒ
這場大火燒毀了整座森林。
这场大火烧毁了整座森林。

This great fire destroyed the entire forest.

喪生 / 丧生 sàngshēng
這場森林大火導致許多野生動物喪生。
这场森林大火导致许多野生动物丧生。

This forest fire caused many wild animals to lose their lives.

失火 shīhuǒ
鄰居的廚房昨晚失火了，幸好消防員及時趕到。
邻居的厨房昨晚失火了，幸好消防员及时赶到。

The neighbor's kitchen caught fire last night, but fortunately the firefighters arrived in time.

Example Vocabulary

火

huo3

fire; urgent; anger; flourishing

火星

huo3'xing1

Mars (the planet); spark

火綫

火車

huo3'che1

train

火車票

上火

shang4'huo3

to suffer from internal heat (TCM); to get angry

去火

qu4'huo3

大火

da4'huo3

conflagration; great fire; high heat (for cooking)

失火

shi1'huo3

to catch fire; fire to break out

怒火

nu4'huo3

fury; rage; anger

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