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失火 meaning in English

shīhuǒ

to catch fire; to be on fire

9 strokes

Meaning of 失火

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shīhuǒ
  1. to catch fire; to be on fire

失火 in example sentences

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"失shī火huǒ了le!" 他tā大dà叫jiào。
"Fire!" he cried.
木mù造zào的de房fáng子zi最zuì容róng易yì失shī火huǒ。
Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire.
你nǐ看kàn，那nà边biān正zhèng在zài冒mào烟yān，那nà栋dòng大dà厦shà一yí定dìng是shì失shī火huǒ了le。
Look at that smoke. That building must be on fire.

Stroke order for each character

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失 shī · to lose · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

火 huǒ · fire · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 失火.

火车huǒchētrain
失去shīqùto lose
消失xiāoshīto disappear; to fade away
失败shībàito be defeated; to lose
失望shīwàngdisappointed; to lose hope
着火zháohuǒto catch fire
失业shīyèunemployment; to lose one's job
损失sǔnshīloss; damage
火灾huǒzāiserious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
失误shīwùlapse; mistake
火腿huǒtuǐham
火柴huǒcháimatch (for lighting fire)

Questions about 失火

What does 失火 mean?

失火 (shīhuǒ) means "to catch fire; to be on fire".

How do you write 失火?

失火 is made of 2 characters: 失 (5 strokes), 火 (4 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.