huǒ

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Definitions

  1. 1. fire
  2. 2. urgent
  3. 3. ammunition
  4. 4. fiery or flaming
  5. 5. internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  6. 6. hot (popular)
  7. 7. Kangxi radical 86

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Words Containing 火

上火
shàng huǒ

to get angry

导火索
dǎo huǒ suǒ

fuse (for explosive)

恼火
nǎo huǒ

annoyed; riled; vexed

火候
huǒ hou

heat control

火山
huǒ shān

volcano

火柴
huǒ chái

match (for lighting fire)

火灾
huǒ zāi

serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)

火炬
huǒ jù

(flaming) torch

火焰
huǒ yàn

blaze

火热
huǒ rè

fiery

火箭
huǒ jiàn

rocket

火腿
huǒ tuǐ

ham

火花
huǒ huā

spark

火药
huǒ yào

gunpowder

火车
huǒ chē

train

火车站
huǒ chē zhàn

train station

火辣辣
huǒ là là

painful heat

火速
huǒ sù

at top speed

火锅
huǒ guō

hotpot

焰火
yàn huǒ

fireworks

烟火
yān huǒ

smoke and fire

熄火
xī huǒ

(of fire, lamp etc) to go out

发火
fā huǒ

to catch fire

红火
hóng huǒ

prosperous

着火
zháo huǒ

to ignite

防火墙
fáng huǒ qiáng

firewall

点火
diǎn huǒ

to ignite

一团火
yī tuán huǒ

fireball; ball of fire

上刀山,下火海
shàng dāo shān , xià huǒ hǎi

lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)

不到火候不揭锅
bù dào huǒ hòu bù jiē guō

don't act until the time is ripe (idiom)

不愠不火
bù yùn bù huǒ

calm

不温不火
bù wēn bù huǒ

(of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm

不食人间烟火
bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ

lit. not eating the food of common mortals

乘火打劫
chéng huǒ dǎ jié

to take advantage of sb's misfortune

交叉火力
jiāo chā huǒ lì

crossfire

交火
jiāo huǒ

firefight

仗火
zhàng huǒ

battle

伊通火山群
yī tōng huǒ shān qún

Yitong volcanic area in Yitong Manchurian autonomous county 伊通滿族自治縣|伊通满族自治县, Siping, Jilin

休眠火山
xiū mián huǒ shān

dormant volcano

低平火山口
dī píng huǒ shān kǒu

maar

来火
lái huǒ

to get angry

借火
jiè huǒ

to borrow a light (for a cigarette)

停火
tíng huǒ

to cease fire

停火线
tíng huǒ xiàn

cease-fire line

克孜尔尕哈烽火台
kè zī ěr gǎ hā fēng huǒ tái

Kizilgaha fire beacon tower in Kuchar county 庫車|库车, Aksu 阿克蘇地區|阿克苏地区, Xinjiang

冒火
mào huǒ

to get angry

冰火
bīng huǒ

fire and ice

刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi

lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames

刀耕火种
dāo gēng huǒ zhòng

slash and burn (agriculture)

助推火箭
zhù tuī huǒ jiàn

booster rocket

动肝火
dòng gān huǒ

to get angry

十万火急
shí wàn huǒ jí

most urgent

厝火积薪
cuò huǒ jī xīn

lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)

去火
qù huǒ

to reduce internal heat (TCM)

只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯
zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng

only the official is allowed to light the fire

吐火罗人
tǔ huǒ luó rén

Tokharian people of central Asia

向火
xiàng huǒ

to warm oneself facing the fire

喀拉喀托火山
kā lā kā tuō huǒ shān

Krakatoa (volcanic island in Indonesia)

喷火
pēn huǒ

to shoot flames

喷火器
pēn huǒ qì

flamethrower

回火
huí huǒ

to temper (iron)

国家火山公园
guó jiā huǒ shān gōng yuán

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii

埃特纳火山
āi tè nà huǒ shān

Mt Etna, volcano in Italy

城门失火,殃及池鱼
chéng mén shī huǒ , yāng jí chí yú

a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer

夏威夷火山国家公园
xià wēi yí huǒ shān guó jiā gōng yuán

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

大屯火山
dà tún huǒ shān

Mt Tatun, volcanic area to the north of Taipei

大火
dà huǒ

conflagration; large fire

失火
shī huǒ

to catch fire; to be on fire

奶酪火锅
nǎi lào huǒ guō

fondue

如火
rú huǒ

fiery

如火如荼
rú huǒ rú tú

like wildfire (idiom)

如火晚霞
rú huǒ wǎn xiá

clouds at sunset glowing like fire

子弹火车
zǐ dàn huǒ chē

bullet train

封火
fēng huǒ

to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly)

对火
duì huǒ

to use the tip of another person’s lit cigarette to light one's own

对空火器
duì kōng huǒ qì

anti-aircraft gun

导火线
dǎo huǒ xiàn

fuse (for explosives)

山火
shān huǒ

wildfire

引火
yǐn huǒ

to kindle

引火柴
yǐn huǒ chái

kindling

引火烧身
yǐn huǒ shāo shēn

to invite trouble

引火线
yǐn huǒ xiàn

fuse (for explosives)

后院起火
hòu yuàn qǐ huǒ

a conflict arises close to home (idiom)

微火
wēi huǒ

a low fire (for roasting)

心急火燎
xīn jí huǒ liǎo

to burn with anxiety

怒火
nù huǒ

rage

急如星火
jí rú xīng huǒ

lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action

急于星火
jí yú xīng huǒ

see 急如星火[jí rú xīng huǒ]

急火
jí huǒ

brisk heat (cooking)

惹火
rě huǒ

to stir up the fire

惹火烧身
rě huǒ shāo shēn

stir up the fire and you get burnt (idiom); to get one's fingers burnt

慢火
màn huǒ

low heat (cooking)

欲火
yù huǒ

lust

欲火焚身
yù huǒ fén shēn

burning with desire

战火
zhàn huǒ

the flames of war

战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

打得火热
dǎ de huǒ rè

(idiom) to be on very good terms with each other

打火机
dǎ huǒ jī

lighter

打火石
dǎ huǒ shí

flint

抱薪救火
bào xīn jiù huǒ

lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

拔火罐
bá huǒ guàn

(TCM) to cup; to give a cupping treatment

招风揽火
zhāo fēng lǎn huǒ

see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhāo fēng rě cǎo]

拜火教
bài huǒ jiào

sun worship

拼火
pīn huǒ

to exchange fire

挑灯拨火
tiǎo dēng bō huǒ

to sow discord

拨火棍
bō huǒ gùn

poker

擦枪走火
cā qiāng zǒu huǒ

to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun

放火
fàng huǒ

to set on fire

救场如救火
jiù chǎng rú jiù huǒ

the show must go on (idiom)

救火
jiù huǒ

to put out a fire

败火
bài huǒ

relieve inflammation or internal heat

文火
wén huǒ

small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)

明火
míng huǒ

flame

星星之火
xīng xing zhī huǒ

a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

星星之火,可以燎原
xīng xing zhī huǒ , kě yǐ liáo yuán

a single spark can start a huge blaze (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect

星火
xīng huǒ

spark

林火
lín huǒ

forest fire

柴火
chái huo

firewood

杀人放火
shā rén fàng huǒ

to kill and burn (idiom); murder and arson

水深火热
shuǐ shēn huǒ rè

deep water and scorching fire

水火不容
shuǐ huǒ bù róng

completely incompatible

水火无情
shuǐ huǒ wú qíng

fire and flood have no mercy (idiom)

洞若观火
dòng ruò guān huǒ

lit. to see sth as clearly as one sees a blazing fire (idiom)

活火
huó huǒ

flaming fire

活火山
huó huǒ shān

active volcano

浴火重生
yù huǒ chóng shēng

to rise from the ashes (idiom)

消火栓
xiāo huǒ shuān

fire hydrant

涮火锅
shuàn huǒ guō

see 涮鍋子|涮锅子[shuàn guō zi]

淬火
cuì huǒ

to quench

清火
qīng huǒ

to clear internal heat (Chinese Medicine)

灭火
miè huǒ

to extinguish a fire

灭火器
miè huǒ qì

fire extinguisher

滑铁卢火车站
huá tiě lú huǒ chē zhàn

Waterloo Station (London)

满嘴跑火车
mǎn zuǐ pǎo huǒ chē

(idiom) to have a glib tongue

火上加油
huǒ shàng jiā yóu

to add oil to the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation

火上浇油
huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation

火中取栗
huǒ zhōng qǔ lì

lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)

火光
huǒ guāng

flame

火冒三丈
huǒ mào sān zhàng

to get really angry

火冠雀
huǒ guān què

(bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)

火刑
huǒ xíng

execution by fire

火力
huǒ lì

fire

火力发电
huǒ lì fā diàn

thermal power generation

火力发电厂
huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng

fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)

火势
huǒ shì

intensity of a fire

火化
huǒ huà

to cremate

火印
huǒ yìn

branded mark

火器
huǒ qì

firearm

火地群岛
huǒ dì qún dǎo

Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia

火坑
huǒ kēng

pit of fire

火堆
huǒ duī

bonfire

火场
huǒ chǎng

the scene of a fire

火场留守分队
huǒ chǎng liú shǒu fēn duì

detachment left to provide covering fire

火塘
huǒ táng

indoor fire pit

火大
huǒ dà

to get mad; to be very angry

火奴鲁鲁
huǒ nú lǔ lǔ

Honolulu, capital of Hawaii

火尾太阳鸟
huǒ wěi tài yáng niǎo

(bird species of China) fire-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga ignicauda)

火尾希鹛
huǒ wěi xī méi

(bird species of China) red-tailed minla (Minla ignotincta)

火尾绿鹛
huǒ wěi lǜ méi

(bird species of China) fire-tailed myzornis (Myzornis pyrrhoura)

火山口
huǒ shān kǒu

volcanic crater

火山学
huǒ shān xué

volcanology

火山岩
huǒ shān yán

volcanic rock

火山岛
huǒ shān dǎo

volcanic island

火山带
huǒ shān dài

volcanic belt

火山活动
huǒ shān huó dòng

volcanic activity

火山灰
huǒ shān huī

volcanic ash

火山灰土
huǒ shān huī tǔ

andosol (soil taxonomy)

火山爆发
huǒ shān bào fā

volcanic eruption

火山爆发指数
huǒ shān bào fā zhǐ shù

volcanic explosivity index (VEI)

火山碎屑流
huǒ shān suì xiè liú

pyroclastic flow

火山砾
huǒ shān lì

lapillus

火山豆
huǒ shān dòu

macadamia nut

火影忍者
huǒ yǐng rěn zhě

Naruto, manga and anime series

火德星君
huǒ dé xīng jūn

spirit of the planet Mars

火急
huǒ jí

extremely urgent

火成
huǒ chéng

(geology) igneous

火成岩
huǒ chéng yán

igneous rock (geology)

火成碎屑
huǒ chéng suì xiè

pyroclastic

火把
huǒ bǎ

torch

火把节
huǒ bǎ jié

Torch Festival

火控
huǒ kòng

fire control (gunnery)

火斑鸠
huǒ bān jiū

(bird species of China) red turtle dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)

火星
huǒ xīng

Mars (planet)

火星人
huǒ xīng rén

Martian

火星哥
huǒ xīng gē

nickname of American singer Bruno Mars

火星快车
huǒ xīng kuài chē

Mars Express, a European Space Agency spacecraft launched in 2003

火星撞地球
huǒ xīng zhuàng dì qiú

clash that leaves both sides shattered

火星文
huǒ xīng wén

lit. Martian language

火柱
huǒ zhù

column of flame

火枪
huǒ qiāng

firearms (in historical context)

火枪手
huǒ qiāng shǒu

gunman

火树银花
huǒ shù yín huā

display of fireworks and lanterns

火机
huǒ jī

see 打火機|打火机[dǎ huǒ jī]

火气
huǒ qì

anger

火油
huǒ yóu

(dialect) kerosene

火流星
huǒ liú xīng

(astronomy) bolide

火浣布
huǒ huàn bù

asbestos cloth

火海刀山
huǒ hǎi dāo shān

see 刀山火海[dāo shān huǒ hǎi]

火湖
huǒ hú

burning lake

火炎焱燚
huǒ yán yàn yì

hot (i.e. popular) (emphatic form of 火[huǒ]) (neologism c. 2016)