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)
216 characters- 燎liáo
to burn
16 strokes
- 燏yù
radiance of fire
16 strokes
- 燔fán
burn
16 strokes
- 燕yàn
variant of 燕[yan4]
16 strokes
- 燗làn
old variant of 爛|烂[lan4]
16 strokes
- 燚yì
to blaze
16 strokes
- 燠yù
warm
16 strokes
- 燧suì
(bound form) material or tool used to light a fire by means of friction or the sun's rays
16 strokes
- 燥zào
dry; parched
17 strokes
- 燨xī
fire
17 strokes
- 燮xiè
to blend
17 strokes
- 燹xiǎn
conflagration
18 strokes
- 燿yào
brilliant
18 strokes
- 爇ruò
burn
18 strokes
- 爌kuàng
old variant of 曠|旷[kuang4]
18 strokes
- 爆bào
to explode; to burst
HSK 619 strokes
- 爊āo
variant of 熬[ao1]
19 strokes
- 㸌huò
to twinkle; to glint
20 strokes
- 爔xī
(archaic) fire
20 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.