⽕
fire
huǒ (huo3)
Radical no. 86 · 4 strokes (第 86 部首 · 4 画 dì 86 bùshǒu · 4 huà)
Radical ⽕ (huǒ) — meaning: fire, 4 strokes.
Origin & mnemonic
The fire radical 火 derives from a pictograph of flames in oracle-bone and seal script. The leaping flames are depicted by three horizontal strokes with a central vertical stroke forming the stem.
Mnemonic: Three stacked horizontal strokes around a central vertical line mimic the shape of dancing flames.
Characters with this radical (含此部首的字 hán cǐ bùshǒu de zì)
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Question 1 of 5
Which radical is the main radical of 炼?
Related radicals (相关部首 xiāngguān bùshǒu)
Same stroke count or numerically adjacent in the 214-radical set.