着火
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
着火 (zháohuǒ) · to catch fire
着火 (zháohuǒ) means “to catch fire”. It is written with 2 characters: 着 (ongoing-state particle) + 火 (fire). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 着火 is built
The characters
着 zhe · ongoing-state particle
What 着 is made of
- 羊yáng — sheep
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
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)
Example sentences
厨房着火了，快来人！Chúfáng zháohuǒ le, kuài lái rén!The kitchen is on fire, somebody come quick!
那座楼为什么着火了？Nà zuò lóu wèishénme zháohuǒ le?Why did that building catch fire?
Questions about 着火
What does 着火 mean?
着火 (zháohuǒ) means “to catch fire”.
How do you pronounce 着火?
着火 is pronounced zháohuǒ.
Which HSK level is 着火?
着火 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 接着jiēzheto continue
- 睡着shuìzháoto fall asleep
- 着急zháojíworried
- 随着suízhealong with
- 着凉zháoliángto catch a cold
- 沉着chénzhuócalm
- 意味着yìwèizheto mean
- 着迷zháomíto be fascinated
- 执着zhízhuópersistent
- 着手zhuóshǒuto set about
Learn 着火 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 36: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.