纵火 meaning in English
to set on fire; to commit arson
Traditional 縱火11 strokes
Meaning of 纵火
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zònghuǒ
- to set on fire
- to commit arson
纵火 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
昨晚的火灾被断定为由纵火引起的。
The fire that broke out last night was judged to be caused by arson.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
纵 zòng · to indulge in · 7 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
火 huǒ · fire · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 纵火.
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 着火 | zháohuǒ | to catch fire |
| 火灾 | huǒzāi | serious fire (in a city or a forest etc) |
| 火腿 | huǒtuǐ | ham |
| 火柴 | huǒchái | match (for lighting fire) |
| 火箭 | huǒjiàn | rocket |
| 操纵 | cāozòng | to operate; to control |
| 火焰 | huǒyàn | blaze; flame |
| 火山 | huǒshān | volcano |
| 发火 | fāhuǒ | to catch fire; to ignite; to lose one's temper; to blow up |
| 点火 | diǎnhuǒ | to ignite; to light a fire |
| 火花 | huǒhuā | spark; sparkle |
Questions about 纵火
What does 纵火 mean?
纵火 (zònghuǒ) means "to set on fire; to commit arson".
How do you write 纵火?
纵火 is made of 2 characters: 纵 (7 strokes), 火 (4 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
How is 纵火 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 纵火 is written 縱火.