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The “火” component

huǒ · fire

Found in 131 indexed Chinese characters.

Characters containing 火

伙huǒ

companion

灭miè

to extinguish or put out

灯dēng

lamp

灵líng

quick

灶zào

kitchen stove

灸jiǔ

moxibustion (TCM)

灼zhuó

to burn; to sear; to scorch

災zāi

Chinese character

灾zāi

disaster; calamity

灿càn

glorious

炀yáng

molten

炅jiǒng

(literary) bright

炆wén

(Cantonese) to simmer

炉lú

stove

炊chuī

to cook food

炎yán

flame

炏yán

old variant of 炎[yan2]

炒chǎo

to sauté; to stir-fry

炔quē

alkyne

炕kàng

kang (a heatable brick bed)

炖dùn

to stew

炙zhì

to broil

炜wěi

glowing

炝qiàng

to briefly boil (a vegetable etc), then dress with soy sauce, oil, vinegar etc

炤zhāo

surname Zhao

炫xuàn

to dazzle

炬jù

torch

炮pào

to sauté

炯jiǒng

bright

炱tái

soot

炳bǐng

bright

炷zhù

wick of an oil lamp

炸zhà

to deep fry

炻shí

stoneware

炼liàn

to refine

炽chì

to burn

烀hū

to cook in a small quantity of water

烁shuò

bright

烂làn

soft; mushy

烊yàng

molten

烘hōng

to bake

烙lào

to brand

烛zhú

candle

烜xuān

brilliant

烟yān

cigarette or pipe tobacco

烤kǎo

to roast; to grill; to broil; to bake; to toast (bread)

烦fán

to feel vexed

烧shāo

to burn

烨yè

blaze of fire

烩huì

to braise

烫tàng

to scald

烬jìn

(bound form) cinders; ashes

烯xī

alkene

烴tīng

Chinese character

烷wán

alkane

烽fēng

beacon fire

焊hàn

to weld

焌jùn

to extinguish a burning object

焐wù

to warm sth up

焓hán

enthalpy

焕huàn

(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous

焖mèn

to cook in a covered vessel

焗jú

(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot

焙bèi

to dry over a fire

焚fén

to burn

焢hōng

angry appearance (archaic)

焯chāo

to blanch (a vegetable)

焰yàn

flame

焱yàn

Chinese character

煅duàn

to calcine

煆xiā

a raging fire

煉liàn

Chinese character

煊xuān

Chinese character

煌huáng

brilliant

煙yān

Chinese character

煜yù

brilliant

煤méi

coal

煥huàn

Chinese character

煨wēi

to simmer

煩fán

Chinese character

煬yáng

Chinese character

煲bāo

to cook slowly over a low flame

煳hú

burnt

煸biān

to stir-fry before broiling or stewing

煺tuì

to pluck poultry or depilate pigs using hot water

煽shān

to fan into a flame

熄xī

to extinguish

熒yíng

Chinese character

熔róng

to smelt

熘liū

quick-fry

熜cōng

chimney (old)

熠yì

to glow

熨yùn

reconciled

熰ōu

Chinese character

熳màn

used in 爛熳|烂熳[lan4man4]

熵shāng

entropy (character created in 1923)

熾chì

Chinese character

燃rán

to burn

燈dēng

Chinese character

燉dùn

Chinese character

燎liáo

to burn

燒shāo

Chinese character

燔fán

burn

燙tàng

Chinese character

燜mèn

Chinese character

燠yù

warm

燥zào

dry; parched

燦càn

Chinese character

燧suì

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

燬huǐ

Chinese character

燭zhú

Chinese character

燮xiè

to blend

燴huì

Chinese character

燹xiǎn

conflagration

燻xūn

Chinese character

燼jìn

Chinese character

爆bào

to explode or burst

爌kuàng

old variant of 晃[huang3]

爍shuò

Chinese character

爐lú

Chinese character

爛làn

Chinese character

爝jué

torch

狄dí

surname Di

畑tián

used in Japanese names with phonetic value hatake, bata etc

秋qiū

autumn

耿gěng

(literary) bright; brilliant

荧yíng

a glimmer

螢yíng

Chinese character

赤chì

red

钬huǒ

holmium (chemistry)

齌jì

used in 齌怒[ji4 nu4]