Radical family

火 radical character index

huǒ · fire; heat

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128 indexed characters

Characters are grouped by total stroke count so you can narrow the family the same way a traditional radical index works.

4

4 strokes

1 character
火huǒ

fire

5

5 strokes

1 character
灭miè

to extinguish

6

6 strokes

2 characters
灯dēng

lamp, lantern, light

灰huī

ashes

7

7 strokes

7 characters
灾zāi

disaster, catastrophe, calamity

灿càn

vivid, illuminating, brilliant

灸jiǔ

to cauterize

炀yáng

to scorch, to roast, to melt

災zāi

disaster, catastrophe, calamity

灶zào

kitchen, oven, stove

灼zhuó

to burn, to cauterize

8

8 strokes

14 characters
炒chǎo

to boil, to fry, to roast, to sauté

炖dùn

stew

炊chuī

meal

炅jiǒng

brilliant, shining

炬jù

torch

炏kài

grass

炕kàng

the brick-bed in northern China

炉lú

fireplace, furnace, oven, stove

炝qiàng

to stir-fry

炔guì

acetylene

炜wěi

brilliant, glowing, red

炆wén

to simmer, to cook over a slow fire

炎yán

flame, blaze

炙zhì

to roast, to broil

9

9 strokes

17 characters
烂làn

overcooked, overripe

炸zhà

to explode

炮pào

cannon, artillery

炼liàn

to smelt, to refine

炭tàn

carbon, charcoal, coal

炳bǐng

bright, luminous

炽chì

to burn, to blaze

烀hū

to simmer, to cook over a slow fire

炯jiǒng

bright, brilliant

炻shí

china, stoneware

烁shuò

to sparkle, to shine, to glitter

炱tái

soot

畑tián

dry field

烃tīng

hydrocarbon

炫xuàn

to glitter, to shine

炤zhào

to illuminate, to light up

炷zhù

candle wick

10

10 strokes

14 characters
烧shāo

to burn, to bake

烦fán

to bother, to trouble, to vex

烟yān

smoke, soot

烤kǎo

to bake, to cook, to roast, to toast

烫tàng

to scald

烘hōng

to bake, to roast

烩huì

ragout

烬jìn

ashes, cinders, embers

烙lào

to burn, to brand

烕miè

to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish

烜xuǎn

sunlight

烊yáng

to smelt

烨yè

glorious, splendid

烛zhú

candle, taper

11

11 strokes

11 characters
焊hàn

to solder, to weld

烽fēng

beacon, signal fire

焓hán

onomatopoetic, a fire sizzling

焕huàn

shining, lustrous

焗jú

to bake, to roast

焌jùn

to ignite, to light

焖mèn

to simmer, to cook over a slow fire

烴tīng

hydrocarbon

烷wán

alkane

焐wù

to warm up

烯xī

alkene

12

12 strokes

6 characters
焙bèi

to bake, to roast

焯chāo

to scald

焚fén

to burn

焢hōng

anger, rage

焰yàn

flame, blaze

焱yàn

fierce flames

13

13 strokes

16 characters
煤méi

carbon, charcoal, coal, coke

煲bāo

to heat, to boil

煸biān

to stir-fry before broiling or stewing

煅duàn

discipline

煩fán

to bother, to trouble, to vex

煳hú

burnt

煥huàn

shining, lustrous

煌huáng

bright, shining, luminous

煉liàn

to smelt, to refine

煺tuì

to pluck poultry

煨wēi

to simmer, to stew

煆xiā

a raging fire

煊xuān

warm

煙yān

smoke, soot

煬yáng

to scorch, to roast, to melt

煜yù

brilliant, shining

14

14 strokes

5 characters
熘liū

to steam, to stir-fry

熔róng

mold

煽shān

to stir up, to incite

熄xī

to extinguish, to put out, to quench

熒yíng

to shine, to shimmer

15

15 strokes

6 characters
熨yùn

to press, to iron

熜cōng

chimney

熳màn

to spread

熰ōu

severe drought

熵shāng

entropy

熠yì

bright, sparkling

16

16 strokes

12 characters
熾chì

to burn, to blaze

燈dēng

lamp, lantern, light

燉dùn

to simmer

燔fán

to roast meat for a sacrifice

燎liáo

to burn, to light

燜mèn

to simmer, to cook over a slow fire

燃rán

to ignite, to burn

燒shāo

to burn, to bake

燧suì

torch

燙tàng

to scald

燅xián

to reheat food

燠yù

warm

17

17 strokes

6 characters
燦càn

vivid, illuminating, brilliant

燬huǐ

to burn down

燴huì

ragout

燮xiè

to harmonize, to blend

燥zào

arid, dry, parched

燭zhú

candle, taper

18

18 strokes

3 characters
燼jìn

ashes, cinders, embers

燹xiǎn

fire

燻xūn

smoke, scent

19

19 strokes

3 characters
爆bào

crackle, pop

爌kuàng

bright

爍shuò

to sparkle, to shine, to glitter

20

20 strokes

1 character
爐lú

fireplace, furnace, oven, stove

21

21 strokes

2 characters
爝jué

torch

爛làn

overcooked, overripe

30

30 strokes

1 character
爨cuàn

oven, stove

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