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火 huǒ — “fire”
How to write and say the Chinese character 火 (huǒ), which means fire — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Nature & weather.
Pinyin · 拼音 huǒ
Meaning · 意思 fire
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 火 (fire)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
火 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A little picture: flames.
A common word常用词
火车
train
Example sentence例句
火车开得真快。
The train goes so fast.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.