点火 Chinese English dictionary 点火 translate 点火 pinyin

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点火

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
点火 diǎnhuǒ	点火 \| 点火* \| *点火	to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble	點火 HSK 7-9

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
点	点 \| 点* \| *点	9画火灬 + 5	diǎn	dot, speck, spot; point, degree	dim2	點 2133.6 YRF


火	火 \| 火* \| *火	4画火灬 + 0	huǒ, huō	fire, flame; burn; anger, rage	fo2	9080.0 F

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
点火 diǎnhuǒ	点火 \| 点火* \| *点火	to ignite / to light a fire / to agitate / to start an engine / ignition / fig. to stir up trouble


点 diǎn	点 \| 点* \| *点	to touch briefly; to tap / to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list) / to order (food etc); to select / to mention; to bring up (a topic or person) / to hint at; to imply / to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops / to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite / to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down / point; dot; spot; speck / dot stroke in Chinese characters / (math.) decimal point / point in time or space / (after a number) o'clock / a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more / classifier for small amounts


火　Huǒ	火 \| 火* \| *火	surname Huo


火　huǒ	火 \| 火* \| *火	fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86