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熄

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to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2]

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
14
Radical
火 +10
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
熄
Common rank
#3,733
Unicode
U+7184

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Formation & memory

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How 熄 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

To end 息 a flame 火; 息 also provides the pronunciation

Components 火 息

How to remember it

put out · Heisig RSH #1822

火 fire + 息 breath

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 熄

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WordPinyinMeaning
熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to st…
熄灯 xī dēng turn out the lights; lights out
智熄 zhì xī (slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息[zhi4 xi1])
熄灭 xī miè to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
熄屏 xī píng variant of 息屏[xi1 ping2]
吹熄 chuī xī to blow out (a flame)