Keyword
to extinguish
- to put out
- to quench
- Frequency
- #2901
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
xī
Mnemonic
To end 息 a flame 火; 息 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
熄灭
to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
熄灯
turn out the lights; lights out
熄
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. xí
熄火
(of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire); (fig.) to die down; (of a vehicle) to stall
吹熄
to blow out (a flame)