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.

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