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Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "火"

Printable Handwriting Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 火

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Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of "火"

Printable Stroke Order Practice Worksheet of the Chinese character 火

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Pinyin huǒ

Radical

火

Strokes

Definition

fire

Usage

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喷火 pēn huǒ

to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers)

喷火器 pēn huǒ qì

flamethrower

圣火 shèng huǒ

sacred fire / Olympic flame

火坑 huǒ kēng

pit of fire / fig. living hell

火堆 huǒ duī

bonfire / to open fire

火塘 huǒ táng

indoor fire pit

防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng

firewall / CL:堵[du3]

妒火 dù huǒ

Jealous

宇宙火箭 yǔ zhòu huǒ jiàn

space rocket / escape rocket

火山 huǒ shān

volcano

火山岩 huǒ shān yán

volcanic rock

趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié

to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)

星火计划 xīng huǒ jì huà

spark program / spark plan

怒火 nù huǒ

rage / fury / hot anger

恼火 nǎo huǒ

to get angry / irritated / to annoy / to aggravate / annoying

惹火 rě huǒ

to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers

惹火烧身 rě huǒ shāo shēn

stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt / fig. to suffer on account of one's own meddling

火把 huǒ bǎ

torch / CL:把[ba3]

火控 huǒ kòng

fire control (gunnery)

火凤凰 huǒ fèng huáng

Exerion

冒火 mào huǒ

to get angry / to burn with rage

火星 huǒ xīng

spark

星火 xīng huǒ

spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3])

火枪 huǒ qiāng

firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)

火柱 huǒ zhù

column of flame

火柴 huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire) / CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]

柴火 chái huo

firewood

消火栓 xiāo huǒ shuān

fire hydrant

水火棍 shuǐ huǒ gùn

Fire stick

烧火棍 shāo huǒ gùn

stove poker

火光 huǒ guāng

flame / blaze

火候 huǒ hòu

heat control / maturity / crucial moment

淬火 cuì huǒ

to quench / to temper / to harden by quenching

赴汤蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ

to go through water and tread on fire (idiom); not afraid of any difficulty

泻火 xiè huǒ

purging intense heat / purging the pathogenic fire / reducing fire / discharging fire

清热泻火 qīng rè xiè huǒ

clearing heat-fire / clear away heat and purge pathogenic fire / heat-clearing and fire-purging

火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse

火箭 huǒ jiàn

rocket / CL:枚[mei2]

烽火 fēng huǒ

fire beacon (to give alarm)

火漆 huǒ qī

sealing wax

火炮 huǒ pào

cannon / gun / artillery

火力 huǒ lì

fire / firepower

火车 huǒ chē

train / CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]

火车站 huǒ chē zhàn

train station

火焰 huǒ yàn

blaze / flame

火烧 huǒ shāo

to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake

火炬 huǒ jù

a torch / CL:把[ba3]

火药 huǒ yào

gunpowder

灯火 dēng huǒ

lights

火灾 huǒ zāi

fire (that burns buildings etc)

火器 huǒ qì

firearm / CL:架[jia4]

大火 dà huǒ

conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2]

放火 fàng huǒ

to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance

灭火 miè huǒ

to extinguish a fire / firefighting

炉火 lú huǒ

the fire of a stove

炉火纯青 lú huǒ chún qīng

lit. the stove fire has turned bright green (allusion to Daoist alchemy) (idiom) / fig. (of an art, a technique etc) brought to the point of perfection

火炉 huǒ lú

stove

火炕 huǒ kàng

Huo Kang

炭火 tàn huǒ

charcoal fire

火炭 huǒ tàn

live coal / ember / burning coals

炮火 pào huǒ

artillery barrage / gunfire

火箭炮 huǒ jiàn pào

rocket artillery

火炽 huǒ chì

Huo Chi

烈火 liè huǒ

raging inferno / blaze

烛火 zhú huǒ

candle flame

火烛 huǒ zhú

fire and candles / household things that burn

火光烛天 huǒ guāng zhú tiān

Fire day

烟火 yān huǒ

smoke and fire / fireworks

烤火 kǎo huǒ

to warm oneself at a fire

烧火 shāo huǒ

to light a fire for cooking

火烫 huǒ tàng

burning hot / fiery / to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs

烽火台 fēng huǒ tái

smoke towers / beacon tower

烽火连天 fēng huǒ lián tiān

the flames of war raging across the length and breadth of the region / flames of battle raging everywhere

火焰山 huǒ yàn shān

Mountain of Flames of legend / fig. insurmountable obstacle / Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang

焰火 yàn huǒ

fireworks

火焰刀 huǒ yàn dāo

Flame knife

火焰喷射器 huǒ yàn pēn shè qì

flamethrower

灯火辉煌 dēng huǒ huī huáng

ablaze with lights / brilliantly illuminated

煽风点火 shān fēng diǎn huǒ

stir up trouble

熄火 xī huǒ

(of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall

烟熏火燎 yān xūn huǒ liǎo

smoke and baking fire (idiom); surrounded by flames and smoke

心急火燎 xīn jí huǒ liǎo

to burn with anxiety

火烧火燎 huǒ shāo huǒ liáo

restless with anxiety / unbearably hot and anxious

火急火燎 huǒ jí huǒ liǎo

Scorched

星火燎原 xīng huǒ liáo yuán

A single spark can start a prairie fire. / A little spark makes a great fire.

火爆 huǒ bào

fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively

火盆 huǒ pén

brazier / fire pan / hibachi

休眠火山 xiū mián huǒ shān

dormant volcano

火眼金睛 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng

piercing eyes / discerning eyes

黑灯瞎火 hēi dēng xiā huǒ

pitch dark

磷火 lín huǒ

phosphorescence

篝火 gōu huǒ

bonfire

窝火 wō huǒ

Wo Huo

火电站 huǒ diàn zhàn

thermal power station

火箭筒 huǒ jiàn tǒng

bazooka / rocket launcher

火箭弹 huǒ jiàn dàn

rocket (artillery)

运载火箭 yùn zài huǒ jiàn

carrier rocket

火箭队 huǒ jiàn duì

Houston Rockets

红火 hóng huǒ

prosperous

纵火 zòng huǒ

to set on fire / to commit arson

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