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火 (fo2) — Kangxi radical 86 in Cantonese

foˊ²火
Mandarin Pinyin: huo3

Meaning of 火

nounKangxi radical 86
nouna Chinese family name
nounthe latent heat in a human body (Chinese medicine)
nouna group (people)
nounfire; flame; burn with fire
nounurgency; urgent; imminent; pressing
nounanger; rage; anger; temper

Example Sentences with 火

我最憎搭火車㗎嘞
I hate to ride on trains.
火雞煮得好唔係容易
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.
烤火雞不是一件容易的事
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.
間工廠畀火燒，旁邊嘅住宅都殃及池魚
The nearby houses were not spared when the factory caught fire.
結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.
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Words Containing 火

打火機daa2 fo2 gei1
lighter
產生逆火caan2 sang1 jik6 fo2
to backfire
劃火柴waak6 fo2 caai4/2
to strike a match
滅火喉mit6 fo2 hau4
a firehose; a fire hydrant; jet (of water)
火險fo2 him2
fire insurance; fire risk
活火山wut6 fo2 saan1
active volcano
火烈鳥fo2 lit6 niu5
flamingo (also 紅鶴 or 紅鸛, which can refer to the scarlet ibis)
導火線dou6 fo2 sin3
figuratively for, "the last straw"
不明亮火焰bat1 ming4 loeng6 fo2 jim6
non-luminous flame
火車路fo2 ce1 lou6
a railway (also 鐵路)
火柴人fo2 caai2 jan4
skinny; matchstick man
火氣fo2 hei3
internal heat (as a cause of disease); anger, temper

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