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IDENTITY

huǒfire

HSK 1Top 180

CORE MEANING

fire

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.fireHSK2
  2. 2.to get angry (colloquial)HSK4

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
fire radical (huǒ)
strokes
4
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱八人
    • flames split left and right
    • flame base

USAGE

Common words

火车huǒchētrain
火锅huǒguōhot pot
着火zháohuǒto catch fire

Graded examples

  • 我们坐火车去北京。Wǒmen zuò huǒchē qù Běijīng.HSK1

    We go to Beijing by train.

RELATIONS

LEARNING

Memory aid

A person (人) with flames rising on both sides — fire.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#180
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-14

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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