Chinese Character 熄 Meanings and components.

Form

熄

Meaning

熄 meaning[3] in English

To Extinguish.

To Put Out (Fire).

To Quench.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 熄 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are surname Huo (火) , and breath (息)

Its radical[1] is: 火 (huo3) which means: Surname Huo, .火huo3surname Huo

In cangjie it is written with FHUP

How to write 熄

To write熄xi1to extinguish you should write a combination of 火huo3surname Huo , 息xi1breath arranged in a 吅 shape:

火 + 息 = 熄

熄 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 熄 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 熄, looks as follow:

熄
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Extinguish . To Put Out (Fire) . To Quench . To Stop Burning . To Go Out (Of Fire, Lamp Etc) . To Come To An End . To Wither Away . To Die Out . Taiwan Pr. [Xi2]
火
Pinyin:huo3
Meaning[3]: Surname Huo
息
Pinyin:xi1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Breath . News . Interest (On An Investment Or Loan) . To Cease . To Stop . To Rest . Taiwan Pr. [Xi2]
自
Pinyin:zi4
Meaning[3]: Self . Oneself . From . Since . Naturally . Surely
目
Pinyin:mu4
Meaning[3]: Eye . Item . Section . List . Catalogue . Table Of Contents . Order (Taxonomy) . Goal . Name . Title
丶
Pinyin:zhu3
Meaning[3]: 'Dot' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 3) . See Also 點|点[Dian3]
心
Pinyin:xin1
Meaning[3]: Heart . Mind . Intention . Center . Core . Cl:顆|颗[Ke1],個|个[Ge4]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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