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4 strokes
Character #185 · The First 1000

huǒ

fire

fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular)

Strokes
4
Both scripts
火
Poster cell
Q7

简 = 繁火 is the same in both scripts. The switch changes the example words.

01 常用词语

Common words with

  • huǒchē train
  • zháohuǒ to catch fire
  • huǒzāi serious fire
  • huǒchái match (for lighting fire)
  • huǒtuǐ ham
  • huǒjiàn rocket
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 火

Write 火 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, huǒ, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell Q7 · 28 × 36 grid

火 is #185 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 火 mean in English?
火 (huǒ) means "fire": fire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular).
How do you pronounce 火?
火 is pronounced huǒ in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄨㄛˇ.
How many strokes does 火 have?
火 has 4 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 火 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 火 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 火?
Common words that use 火 include 火车 (huǒchē, train), 着火 (zháohuǒ, to catch fire), 火灾 (huǒzāi, serious fire), 火柴 (huǒchái, match (for lighting fire)).
How common is 火?
火 is number 185 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell Q7 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.