Chinese character for fire: 火 (huǒ)
The Chinese character for fire is 火 (huǒ). It means fire or flame and is one of the five elements in Chinese philosophy. It appears in 火山 (huǒshān, volcano) and 火车 (huǒchē, train).
How 火 is built
火 is a pictograph of flames: a central flame with two sparks flying off to the sides. When it is used as a part of other characters it often appears as four dots 灬 at the bottom, as in 热 (hot) and 熊 (bear), or as a narrower 火 on the left, as in 炒 (stir-fry). It has four strokes and is identical in simplified and traditional Chinese.
火 huǒ · fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: Flames (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
How 火 is used
Before you use it as a tattoo or design: 火 is identical in both scripts and very simple, so a strong brush style helps it look like a character and not just a shape.
Questions
What is the Chinese character for fire?
火 (huǒ) means “fire”.
How do you pronounce 火?
火 is pronounced huǒ.