fire

huǒ (huo3)

Radical no. 86 · 4 strokes (86 部首 · 4 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)

216 characters
  • liáo

    to burn

    16 strokes

  • radiance of fire

    16 strokes

  • fán

    burn

    16 strokes

  • yàn

    variant of 燕[yan4]

    16 strokes

  • làn

    old variant of 爛|烂[lan4]

    16 strokes

  • to blaze

    16 strokes

  • warm

    16 strokes

  • suì

    (bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays

    16 strokes

  • zào

    dry; parched

    17 strokes

  • fire

    17 strokes

  • xiè

    to blend

    17 strokes

  • xiǎn

    conflagration

    18 strokes

  • yào

    brilliant

    18 strokes

  • ruò

    burn

    18 strokes

  • kuàng

    old variant of 曠|旷[kuang4]

    18 strokes

  • bào

    to explode; to burst

    HSK 6

    19 strokes

  • āo

    variant of 熬[ao1]

    19 strokes

  • huò

    to twinkle; to glint

    20 strokes

  • (archaic) fire

    20 strokes

  • yuè

    bright

    21 strokes

  • jué

    torch

    21 strokes

  • guàn

    light a fire

    21 strokes

  • làn

    old variant of 爛|烂[lan4]

    24 strokes

  • cuàn

    cooking-stove

    30 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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