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火 (huǒ): fire; urgent, popular, hot

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HSK 4noun, adjective

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: fire; urgent, popular, hot
Characters: 1
Part of speech: noun, adjective
HSK level: HSK 4
Strokes: 4
Radical: 火
Structure: 独体结构

Full definitions

fire
urgent
ammunition
fiery or flaming
internal heat (Chinese medicine)
hot (popular)
classifier for military units (old)
Kangxi radical 86
fire
flame
anger
temper
internal heat (in traditional Chinese medicine)
urgent
pressing
surname Huo

Chinese explanation

姓
常见于人名，如火光、火明等。

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Example sentences

Fire is very dangerous; we must be careful.

Please turn the fire down a bit.

This dish needs to be stir-fried over high heat.

He likes flame-red clothes.

They sang around the fire.

He lost his temper at once.

I’ve had internal heat these past few days; my tooth hurts.

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