Radical 86Radical

火

huǒ

fire

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How it is built

火 is one of the 214 radicals: a building block of its own. See radical 86

Some notes are traditional explanations, not proven history.

火 gives the sound in

Characters that share the same sound part. Compare the pinyin to hear how close they are.

Built from 火 21

Characters that use it as a direct part, most common first.

Words 4

  • 火车huǒchētrain
  • 火山huǒshānvolcano
  • 火鸡huǒjīturkey
  • 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station

Sentences 3

Characters with a dotted underline are not in the course yet.

  • 我想买一张火车票。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì zhāng huǒchēpiào.I'd like to buy a train ticket.
  • 火车站在哪儿?Huǒchēzhàn zài nǎr?Where is the train station?
  • 火车很快。Huǒchē hěn kuài.The train is fast.