火

Alternative forms

 * (when used as a bottom Chinese radical)

Derived characters

 * Appendix:Chinese radical/火

Glyph origin
– pictographic representation of a fire.

Etymology
Possibly from (STEDT). However, see there for phonological problems.

Definitions

 * 1) fire; flame
 * 2) fire (as a disaster); inferno
 * 3) red; fiery; bright; brilliant
 * 4) to burn down
 * 5) light; torch
 * 6)  light; lamp
 * 7) anger; rage; wrath
 * 8) to become enraged
 * 9) angry; furious
 * 10)  internal heat
 * 11) firearm; ammunition; weapon
 * 12) war; warfare
 * 13) thriving; brisk
 * 14) urgent; pressing
 * 15)  to become popular; to go viral
 * 16)  to be popular; to be viral
 * 17)  watt unit of power
 * 18)  roasted
 * 1)  watt unit of power
 * 2)  roasted
 * 1)  roasted
 * 1)  roasted
 * 1)  roasted
 * 1)  roasted

Etymology 1


→ * → →

From, from.

Apophonic form of ho (see below). Compare.

Noun

 * 1) a fire:
 * 2) a flame
 * 3) cooking fire
 * 4) a firestarter
 * 5) sparks
 * 6) light (matches or lighter)
 * 7) heat
 * 8) a conflagration
 * 9) a signal fire
 * 10)  a light
 * 11) a burning passion
 * 12) menstruation
 * 1) a signal fire
 * 2)  a light
 * 3) a burning passion
 * 4) menstruation
 * 1) menstruation

Etymology 2
→ →

From.

Combining form of hi above. Probably the oldest form, possibly cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a fire

Etymology 3
→

From.

Noun

 * 1) a fire
 * 2) one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine: see
 * 3)  under the old  system of ancient Japan, a military grouping, consisting of 10 soldiers: a squad
 * 4)  Tuesday
 * 1)  Tuesday

Affix

 * 1) fire
 * 2) light
 * 3) burning
 * 4) passion
 * 5) imminently
 * 6) explosive

Proper noun

 * 1) Antares, in the constellation Scorpio

Etymology
From.

Etymology 1
From.

Apophonic form of po1 (see below).

Compare the development of.

Noun

 * 1) a fire
 * 2)  a light
 * 1)  a light

Etymology 2
Combining form of pi2 above, probably the older form.

Noun

 * 1) a fire

Etymology 3
Appears in only one poem in the  as a compound, see derived term.

According to, this is the vowel raising of the nucleus of to *puy, followed by deletion of the *-y consonant.

Noun

 * 1)  a fire