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)

6 characters

Stroke count

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

Sort

Stroke count (default)FrequencyHSK levelRandom
  • 火huǒ

    fire

    HSK 3

    4 strokes

  • 灬huǒ

    "fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc

    4 strokes

  • 灭miè

    to extinguish or put out

    HSK 6

    5 strokes

  • 灯dēng

    lamp

    HSK 2

    6 strokes

  • 灰huī

    ash

    HSK 7

    6 strokes

  • 灮guāng

    old variant of 光[guang1]

    6 strokes

Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)

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