火药
Old HSK 6
火药 (huǒyào) · gunpowder
火药 (huǒyào) means “gunpowder”. It is written with 2 characters: 火 (fire) + 药 (medicine). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 火药 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)
药 yào · medicine
What 药 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 约yuē — treaty
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 勺sháo — spoon
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丶 — dot
- 纟sī — silk
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 约 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
火药是中国古代四大发明之一。Huǒyào shì Zhōngguó gǔdài sìdà fāmíng zhīyī.Gunpowder is one of ancient China's four great inventions.
做烟花要用火药。Zuò yānhuā yào yòng huǒyào.Fireworks are made with gunpowder.
Questions about 火药
What does 火药 mean?
火药 (huǒyào) means “gunpowder”.
How do you pronounce 火药?
火药 is pronounced huǒyào.
Which HSK level is 火药?
火药 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 火车huǒchētrain
- 着火zháohuǒto catch fire
- 火车站huǒchēzhàntrain station
- 火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting)
- 火箭huǒjiànrocket
- 火焰huǒyànflame
- 恼火nǎohuǒannoyed
- 涮火锅shuànhuǒguōto eat hotpot
- 火huǒfire
- 药店yàodiànpharmacy
Learn 火药 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 84: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.