消防
Old HSK 6
消防 (xiāofáng) · firefighting
消防 (xiāofáng) means “firefighting; fire prevention”. It is written with 2 characters: 消 (news) + 防 (to guard against). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 消防 is built
The characters
消 xiāo · news
What 消 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 肖xiào — to resemble
- ⺌ — structural part
- ⺼ — meat
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 肖 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
防 fáng · to guard against
What 防 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 方fāng — square
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 方 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
消防队员很快赶到了现场。Xiāofáng duìyuán hěnkuài gǎndào le xiànchǎng.The firefighters quickly reached the scene.
大楼里有消防设备。Dàlóu lǐ yǒu xiāofáng shèbèi.There's firefighting equipment in the building.
Questions about 消防
What does 消防 mean?
消防 (xiāofáng) means “firefighting; fire prevention”.
How do you pronounce 消防?
消防 is pronounced xiāofáng.
Which HSK level is 消防?
消防 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 取消qǔxiāoto cancel
- 消费xiāofèito spend
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 消息xiāoxinews
- 消化xiāohuàto digest
- 消极xiāojínegative
- 消除xiāochúto remove
- 消毒xiāodúto disinfect
- 消耗xiāohàoto consume
- 消灭xiāomièto wipe out
Learn 消防 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 199: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.