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火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
Results beginning with 火
火爆 huǒ bào fiery (temper) / popular / flourishing / prosperous / lively
火车 huǒ chē train / CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
火箭 huǒ jiàn rocket / CL:枚[mei2]
火焰 huǒ yàn blaze / flame
火热 huǒ rè fiery / burning / fervent / ardent / passionate
火星 huǒ xīng spark
火灾 huǒ zāi serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火锅 huǒ guō hotpot
火辣 huǒ là painful heat / scorching / rude and forthright / provocative / hot / sexy
火花 huǒ huā spark / sparkle
火力 huǒ lì fire / firepower
火山 huǒ shān volcano
火光 huǒ guāng flame / blaze
火暴 huǒ bào variant of 火爆[huo3 bao4]
火球 huǒ qiú fireball
火烧 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake
火炬 huǒ jù (flaming) torch / CL:把[ba3]
火红 huǒ hóng fiery / blazing
火柴 huǒ chái match (for lighting fire) / CL:根[gen1],盒[he2]
火气 huǒ qì anger / internal heat (TCM)
火龙 huǒ lóng fiery dragon
火炮 huǒ pào cannon / gun / artillery
火腿 huǒ tuǐ ham / CL:個|个[ge4]
火把 huǒ bǎ torch / CL:把[ba3]
火速 huǒ sù at top speed / at a tremendous lick
火线 huǒ xiàn firing line (battle) / live electrical wire
火候 huǒ hòu heat control / maturity / crucial moment
火狐 Huǒ hú red panda (Ailurus fulgens) / red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
火药 huǒ yào gunpowder
火苗 huǒ miáo flame
火炉 huǒ lú stove
火势 huǒ shì intensity of a fire / lively / flourishing
火化 huǒ huà to cremate / to incinerate
火神 Huǒ shén God of fire / Vulcan
火石 huǒ shí flint (stone)
火堆 huǒ duī bonfire / to open fire
火种 huǒ zhǒng tinder / source of a fire / inflammable material / (fig.) spark (of a revolution etc)
火电 huǒ diàn thermal power
火鸡 huǒ jī turkey
火场 huǒ chǎng the scene of a fire
火机 huǒ jī see 打火機|打火机[da3 huo3 ji1]
火枪 huǒ qiāng firearms (in historical context) / flintlock (old powder and shot firearm)
火器 huǒ qì firearm / CL:架[jia4]
火警 huǒ jǐng fire alarm
火坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire / fig. living hell
火墙 huǒ qiáng firewall
火舌 huǒ shé tongue of flame
火控 huǒ kòng fire control (gunnery)
火葬 huǒ zàng to cremate
火源  combustion source
火眼 huǒ yǎn pinkeye
火盆 huǒ pén brazier / fire pan / hibachi
火油 huǒ yóu (dialect) kerosene
火塘 huǒ táng indoor fire pit
火炭 huǒ tàn live coal / ember / burning coals
火烛 huǒ zhú fire and candles / household things that burn
火轮 huǒ lún steamboat (old)
火鹤 huǒ hè flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
火钳 huǒ qián fire tongs
火耙  fire rake
火伴 huǒ bàn variant of 伙伴[huo3 ban4]
火成 huǒ chéng (geology) igneous / volcanic (rock)
火大 huǒ dà to get mad / to be very angry
火候 huǒ hou heat control / (fig.) mastery / (fig.) crucial moment
火湖 huǒ hú burning lake / lake of burning sulfur / inferno (in Christian mythology)
火环 huǒ huán Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific seismic belt)
火急 huǒ jí extremely urgent
火犁 huǒ lí mechanical plow
火燎 huǒ liáo to singe / to scorch
火麻 huǒ má hemp
火鸟 huǒ niǎo phoenix
火儿 huǒ r fire / fury / angry
火色 huǒ sè (dialect) intensity of the fire (in cooking, kiln firing etc)
火烫 huǒ tàng burning hot / fiery / to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs
火卫 huǒ wèi moon of Mars
火箱 huǒ xiāng combustion source
火刑 huǒ xíng execution by fire / burning at the stake
火印 huǒ yìn branded mark / brand
火柱 huǒ zhù column of flame
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火车站 huǒ chē zhàn train station
火车票 huǒ chē piào train ticket
火车头 huǒ chē tóu train engine / locomotive
火星人 Huǒ xīng rén Martian
火花塞 huǒ huā sāi spark plug
火山口 huǒ shān kǒu volcanic crater
火焰山 huǒ yàn shān Mountain of Flames of legend / fig. insurmountable obstacle / Mountain of Flames in Turpan depression in Xinjiang
火箭炮 huǒ jiàn pào rocket artillery
火箭弹 huǒ jiàn dàn rocket (artillery)
火箭筒 huǒ jiàn tǒng bazooka / rocket launcher
火腿肠 huǒ tuǐ cháng ham sausage
火葬场 huǒ zàng chǎng crematorium
火枪手 huǒ qiāng shǒu gunman / musketeer
火龙果 huǒ lóng guǒ red pitaya / dragon fruit / dragon pearl fruit (genus Hylocereus)
火山岩 huǒ shān yán volcanic rock
火烧云 huǒ shāo yún nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash
火把节 huǒ bǎ jié Torch Festival
火烈鸟 huǒ liè niǎo flamingo
火山灰 huǒ shān huī volcanic ash
火药桶 huǒ yào tǒng powder keg
火流星 huǒ liú xīng (astronomy) bolide / fireball
火成岩 huǒ chéng yán igneous rock (geology) / volcanic rock
火斑鸠 huǒ bān jiū (bird species of China) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
火冠雀 huǒ guān què (bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
火鹤花 huǒ hè huā flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)
火浣布 huǒ huàn bù asbestos cloth
火花器 huǒ huā qì sparker
火花室 huǒ huā shì spark chamber
火箭军 Huǒ jiàn jūn Rocket Force, branch of the PLA responsible for tactical and strategic missiles
火炬手 huǒ jù shǒu torchbearer / athlete carrying Olympic flame
火筷子 huǒ kuài zi fire tongs / hair curling tongs
火辣辣 huǒ là là painful heat / scorching / painful heat / rude and forthright / provocative / hot / sexy
火轮船 huǒ lún chuán steamboat
火绒草 huǒ róng cǎo edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
火山带 huǒ shān dài volcanic belt
火山岛 huǒ shān dǎo volcanic island
火山豆 huǒ shān dòu macadamia nut
火山砾 huǒ shān lì lapillus / lapilli
火山学 huǒ shān xué volcanology
火卫二 huǒ wèi èr Deimos (moon of Mars), aka Mars II
火卫一 huǒ wèi yī Phobos (moon of Mars), aka Mars I
火星哥 Huǒ xīng Gē nickname of American singer Bruno Mars
火星文 Huǒ xīng wén lit. Martian language / fig. Internet slang used to communicate secret messages that the general public or government can't understand
火蜥蜴 huǒ xī yì fire lizard / fire-bellied salamander (Cynops orientalis David)
火曜日 Huǒ yào rì Tuesday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
火药味 huǒ yào wèi smell of gunpowder / (fig.) combative tone / belligerence
火冒三丈 huǒ mào sān zhàng to get really angry
火力发电 huǒ lì fā diàn thermal power generation
火树银花 huǒ shù yín huā display of fireworks and lanterns
火上加油 huǒ shàng jiā yóu to add oil to the fire (idiom) / fig. to aggravate a situation / to enrage people and make matters worse
火烧火燎 huǒ shāo huǒ liáo restless with anxiety / unbearably hot and anxious
火烧眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom) / fig. desperate situation / extreme emergency
火海刀山 huǒ hǎi dāo shān see 刀山火海[dao1 shan1 huo3 hai3]
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
火眼金睛 huǒ yǎn jīn jīng piercing eyes / discerning eyes
火中取栗 huǒ zhōng qǔ lì lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom) / fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
火地岛省  Tierra
火器标识  firearm marking / weapon marking / marking
火灾疏散  fire evacuation
火炮掩体  gun pit
火箭榴弹  rocket-propelled grenade / propelled grenade
火灾警笛  fire alarm siren
火力地段  arc
火箭弹头  rocket warhead
火成碎屑 huǒ chéng suì xiè pyroclastic
火德星君 Huǒ dé xīng jūn spirit of the planet Mars
火地群岛 Huǒ dì Qún dǎo Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia
火箭攻击 huǒ jiàn gōng jī rocket fire
火箭技术 huǒ jiàn jì shù rocket technology
火箭燃料 huǒ jiàn rán liào rocket fuel
火箭塔架 huǒ jiàn tǎ jià service structure / gantry / service tower
Approximate Results for 火
防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire
烈火 liè huǒ raging inferno / blaze
大火 dà huǒ conflagration / large fire / CL:場|场[chang2]
怒火 nù huǒ rage / fury / hot anger
灯火 dēng huǒ lights
烟火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / fireworks
战火 zhàn huǒ the flames of war
点火 diǎn huǒ to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble
烽火 fēng huǒ fire beacon (to give alarm)
灭火 miè huǒ to extinguish a fire / firefighting
惹火 rě huǒ to stir up the fire / fig. to provoke and offend people / to ruffle feathers
起火 qǐ huǒ to catch fire / to cook / to get angry
发火 fā huǒ to catch fire / to ignite / to detonate / to get angry
星火 xīng huǒ spark / meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3])
红火 hóng huǒ prosperous
欲火 yù huǒ lust
恼火 nǎo huǒ to get angry / irritated / to annoy / to aggravate / annoying
放火 fàng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson / to create a disturbance
如火 rú huǒ fiery
走火 zǒu huǒ to go off accidentally / to catch fire
军火 jūn huǒ weapons and ammunition / munitions / arms
炮火 pào huǒ artillery barrage / gunfire
篝火 gōu huǒ bonfire
开火 kāi huǒ to open fire
上火 shàng huǒ to get angry / to suffer from excessive internal heat (TCM)
焰火 yàn huǒ fireworks
香火 xiāng huǒ incense burning in front of a temple / burning joss sticks
冰火 bīng huǒ fire and ice / combination of sharply contrasting or incompatible elements
救火 jiù huǒ to put out a fire / firefighting
失火 shī huǒ to catch fire / to be on fire
熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out / to put out (fire) / (fig.) to die down / (of a vehicle) to stall
圣火 shèng huǒ sacred fire / Olympic flame
过火 guò huǒ to go too far (in word or deed) / over the top
喷火 pēn huǒ to shoot flames / to erupt (of volcanoes) / flaming (of flowers)
生火 shēng huǒ to make a fire / to light a fire
交火 jiāo huǒ firefight / shooting
纵火 zòng huǒ to set on fire / to commit arson
耐火 nài huǒ refractory (material) / fire-resistant
停火 tíng huǒ to cease fire / ceasefire
烛火 zhú huǒ candle flame
炉火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove
冒火 mào huǒ to get angry / to burn with rage
野火 yě huǒ wildfire / (spreading like) wildfire / bush fire / farm fire (for clearing fields)
文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)
鬼火 guǐ huǒ will-o'-the-wisp / jack-o'-lantern
柴火 chái huo firewood
明火 míng huǒ flame / open fire
烧火 shāo huǒ to light a fire for cooking
玩火 wán huǒ to play with fire
淬火 cuì huǒ to quench / to temper / to harden by quenching
肝火 gān huǒ irascibility / irritability / (TCM) inflammation of the liver
虚火 xū huǒ excess of internal heat due to poor general condition (TCM) / the prestige of another person, which one borrows for oneself
退火 tuì huǒ annealing (metallurgy)
引火 yǐn huǒ to kindle / to light a fire
降火 jiàng huǒ to decrease internal heat (Chinese medicine)
山火 shān huǒ wildfire / forest fire
萤火 yíng huǒ light of firefly / fairy light
慢火 màn huǒ low heat (cooking)
烤火 kǎo huǒ to warm oneself at a fire
回火 huí huǒ to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire
着火 zháo huǒ to ignite / to burn
去火 qù huǒ to reduce internal heat (TCM)
社火 shè huǒ festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
举火 jǔ huǒ (literary) to light a fire
磷火 lín huǒ phosphorescence
逆火 nì huǒ (of an engine) to backfire
正火 zhèng huǒ normalization
借火 jiè huǒ to borrow a light (for a cigarette)
败火 bài huǒ relieve inflammation or internal heat
洋火 yáng huǒ (coll.) matches (old)
底火  primer
对火 duì huǒ to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own
封火 fēng huǒ to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)
观火 guān huǒ penetrating (vision)
花火 huā huǒ firework
活火 huó huǒ flaming fire / flames
急火 jí huǒ brisk heat (cooking) / (TCM) internal heat generated by anxiety
来火 lái huǒ to get angry
林火 lín huǒ forest fire
拼火 pīn huǒ to exchange fire
清火 qīng huǒ to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)
秦火 Qín huǒ the Qin burning of the books in 212 BC
微火 wēi huǒ a low fire (for roasting)
向火 xiàng huǒ to warm oneself facing the fire
迎火 yíng huǒ backfire (firefighting)
遇火 yù huǒ to catch fire / to ignite
灶火 zào huo stove / kitchen
仗火 zhàng huǒ battle
蘸火 zhàn huǒ to quench (a metal workpiece)
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防火墙 fáng huǒ qiáng firewall / CL:堵[du3]
打火机 dǎ huǒ jī lighter / cigarette lighter
萤火虫 yíng huǒ chóng firefly / glowworm / lightning bug
灭火器 miè huǒ qì fire extinguisher
导火索 dǎo huǒ suǒ fuse (for explosive)
电火花 diàn huǒ huā electric spark
导火线 dǎo huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw
一团火 yī tuán huǒ fireball / ball of fire
烽火台 fēng huǒ tái beacon
军火商 jūn huǒ shāng arms dealer / dealer in arms / dealer
消火栓 xiāo huǒ shuān fire hydrant
灭火剂 miè huǒ jì suppressant
军火库 jūn huǒ kù arsenal
红火蚁 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China
耐火砖 nài huǒ zhuān refractory brick / firebrick
拔火罐 bá huǒ guàn suction cup (used in Chinese medicine to draw the blood and qi 氣|气) / detachable suction chimney to make a stove draw
拜火教 Bài huǒ jiào sun worship / Zoroastrianism / see also 祆教[Xian1 jiao4]
不发火 bù fā huǒ misfire
黑火药 hēi huǒ yào black powder
香火钱 xiāng huǒ qián donations to a temple
着火点 zháo huǒ diǎn ignition point (temperature) / combustion point
发火点  firing point
拨火棍 bō huǒ gùn poker
淬火槽 cuì huǒ cáo quench tank
打火石 dǎ huǒ shí flint
点鬼火 diǎn guǐ huǒ to stir up trouble in secret / to instigate
点火药 diǎn huǒ yào primary explosive
动肝火 dòng gān huǒ to get angry
防火道 fáng huǒ dào firebreak
防火梯 fáng huǒ tī fire escape
风火轮 fēng huǒ lún (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting / (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5] / (fig.) never-ending treadmill
峰火台 fēng huǒ tái fire beacon tower (used in frontier regions in former times to relay information about the enemy, using smoke by day and fire at night)
盖火锅 gài huǒ guō to block a shot (basketball)
鬼火绿 guǐ huǒ lu:4 (dialect) flaming mad / furious
活火山 huó huǒ shān active volcano
救火钩 jiù huǒ gōu fire rake
军火船 jūn huǒ chuán ammunition ship
来火儿 lái huǒ r to get angry
耐火土 nài huǒ tǔ fireproof stone / flame-resistant material
喷火器 pēn huǒ qì flamethrower
食火鸡 shí huǒ jī cassowary (genus Casuarius), large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia and New Guinea / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
涮火锅 shuàn huǒ guō see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuan4 guo1 zi5]
停火线 tíng huǒ xiàn cease-fire line
烟火剂 yān huǒ jì pyrotechnics
引火柴 yǐn huǒ chái kindling
引火线 yǐn huǒ xiàn fuse (for explosives) / (fig.) proximate cause / the last straw
纸火柴 zhǐ huǒ chái matches made of cardboard
纸火锅 zhǐ huǒ guō paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table)
纵火犯 zòng huǒ fàn arsonist
纵火罪 zòng huǒ zuì arson
2402灭火剂 2402miè huǒ jì halon 2402
如火如荼 rú huǒ rú tú like wildfire (idiom) / unstoppable
热火朝天 rè huǒ cháo tiān in full swing (idiom) / (in a) frenzy / buzzing with activity
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
风风火火 fēng fēng huǒ huǒ bustling / energetic
十万火急 shí wàn huǒ jí most urgent / posthaste / express
运载火箭 yùn zài huǒ jiàn carrier rocket
赴汤蹈火 fù tāng dǎo huǒ lit. to jump into scalding water and plunge into raging fire (idiom) / fig. to brave any danger / to go to any lengths (for a noble cause)
杀人放火 shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom) / murder and arson
趁火打劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
万家灯火 wàn jiā dēng huǒ (of a city etc) ablaze with lights
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