Pictographic: FlamesRadical:

meaning for huǒ:

  • - fire
  • - urgent
  • - ammunition
  • - fiery or flaming
  • - internal heat (Chinese medicine)
  • - hot (popular)
  • - classifier for military units (old)
  • - Kangxi radical 86train
  • - Classifiers: 列 fire (that burns buildings etc)rocket
  • - Classifiers: 枚 Mars (planet)spark

biànbù遍布
xībānyá西班牙
yíng
huǒ
mànyán蔓延
xiàng
tiāntíng天庭

Scattering contagious fire into the sky.


tāmen他们
xǐnglái醒来
shí
fājué发觉
fángzi房子
zhe
le
huǒ

They awoke to find the house in flames.


zhōng
huǒ
jiǎobàn搅拌
zhídào直到
shātáng砂糖
róngjiě溶解

Whisk it over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.


tāyòng他用
zhuānkuài砖块
gài
le
yīgè一个
bìlú壁炉
bìng
zài
lǐmiàn里面
shēng
le
yìduī一堆
huǒ

He built a fireplace out of bricks and lit a fire inside.