Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 火候
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
train; CL:列[lie4],節|节[jie2],班[ban1],趟[tang4]
时候shíhoutime; length of time; moment; period
小时候xiǎoshíhouin one's childhood
火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition; fiery or flaming; internal heat (Chinese medicine); hot (popular); classifier for military units (old); Kangxi radical 86; surname Huo
气候qìhòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
着火zháohuǒto catch fire