火柴
Old HSK 5
火柴 (huǒchái) · match (for lighting)
火柴 (huǒchái) means “match (for lighting)”. It is written with 2 characters: 火 (fire) + 柴 (firewood). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 火柴 is built
The characters
火 huǒ · fire
What 火 is made of
- 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)
柴 chái · firewood
What 柴 is made of
- 此cǐ — this
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Example sentences
我们用火柴生火做饭。Wǒmen yòng huǒchái shēng huǒ zuòfàn.We used matches to light a fire for cooking.
孩子不要玩火柴。Háizi bù yào wán huǒchái.Children should not play with matches.
Questions about 火柴
What does 火柴 mean?
火柴 (huǒchái) means “match (for lighting)”.
How do you pronounce 火柴?
火柴 is pronounced huǒchái.
Which HSK level is 火柴?
火柴 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 着火zháohuǒto catch fire
- 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
- 火箭huǒjiànrocket
- 火焰huǒyànflame
- 火药huǒyàogunpowder
- 恼火nǎohuǒannoyed
- 涮火锅shuànhuǒguōto eat hotpot
- 火huǒfire
- 柴油cháiyóudiesel fuel
Learn 火柴 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.