⽕

fire

huǒ (huo3)

Radical no. 86 · 4 strokes (第 86 部首 · 4 画 dì 86 bùshǒu · 4 huà)

Radical ⽕ (huǒ) — meaning: fire, 4 strokes.

Origin & mnemonic

The fire radical 火 derives from a pictograph of flames in oracle-bone and seal script. The leaping flames are depicted by three horizontal strokes with a central vertical stroke forming the stem.

Mnemonic: Three stacked horizontal strokes around a central vertical line mimic the shape of dancing flames.

Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)

154 characters

Stroke count

All strokes1-3 strokes4-6 strokes7-10 strokes11+ strokes

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 烁shuò

    bright

    19 strokes

  • 炉lú

    stove

    20 strokes

  • 㸌huò

    to twinkle; to glint

    20 strokes

  • 爔xī

    (archaic) fire

    20 strokes

  • 烂làn

    soft; mushy

    HSK 5

    21 strokes

  • 爚yuè

    bright

    21 strokes

  • 爝jué

    torch

    21 strokes

  • 爟guàn

    light a fire

    21 strokes

  • 爤làn

    old variant of 爛|烂[lan4]

    24 strokes

  • 爨cuàn

    cooking-stove

    30 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.