Learn the stroke order of the Chinese character "火"

The character "火" has 4 strokes. Its radical is "火". View the introduction of "火"

Let's take a look at the stroke order of "火."

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The basic meaning of the Chinese character "火"

n.: fire; anger; temper

adv.: urgently; pressingly

v.: be angry

: internal heat; firearms; ammunition; firing

adj.: red as fire; fiery; flaming; flourishing; thriving; prosperous; booming

Form words with "火"

擞火 poke the fire up

火化工 cremator

火支子 trivet

火性子 fiery temper

火警灯 fire-warning light

地表火 surface fire

火铗 fire tongs

夜蛾赴火 a moth flying/darting into the fire—bring destruction upon oneself; flirt with/court death; seek one's own doom

火一般的热情 fiery zeal

Example phrases using "火"

• 他虽是个火性子，心地却很善良。

  Hot-tempered as he is, he has his heart in the right place.

• 他要是上了火，谁劝也不行。

  No one can bring him round if he flares up.

• 他们围簇在火的四周唱着歌。

  They clustered together around the fire and sang songs.

• 一起火，观众们就着了慌。

  The audience were thrown into a panic when the fire started.

• 我一听他说这事就来火。

  I couldn’t help flying into a temper at his words about this.

• 奶溢出来把火扑灭了。

  The fire went out when the milk spilled over the stove.

• 天然气比液化气纯净得多，因此火也来得旺。

  Natural gas is much purer than liquidized gas; therefore, its heat is more intense, too.

• 过来向向火，暖暖手。

  Come and warm your hands by the fire.

• 这馒头还欠点儿火。

  The buns haven’t been steamed long enough.

• 火由于缺氧而熄灭。

  The fire went out from want of oxygen.

Explanation of Chinese character strokes

The types of Chinese character strokes refer to the classification of basic strokes that make up Chinese characters. According to traditional classification methods, the types of Chinese character strokes can be divided into eight major categories, namely: horizontal, vertical, left-falling, right-falling, dot, lifting, hook, and turning. Here is a brief explanation of each type of stroke:

Horizontal: A straight line segment from left to right, such as the character "一".

Vertical: A vertical line segment from top to bottom, such as the character "丨".

Left-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the left, such as the character "丿".

Right-falling: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and slants to the right, such as the character "乀".

Dot: A small dot, such as the character "丶".

Lifting: A line segment that falls from top to bottom and bends to the right, such as the character "㇀".

Hook: A hook shape formed at the end of a stroke, such as the character "亅".

Turning: A shape where the stroke turns in the middle, such as the character "乛".

These types of strokes can be combined to form complex Chinese characters, each composed of different strokes. Understanding the types of Chinese character strokes is very important for writing and recognizing Chinese characters.