Definitions

huǒ (noun) companion; partner
huǒ (noun) group
huǒ (verb) to combine; together

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Semantic: Phonetic:

About

The character is composed of the human radical and the component (huǒ), which functions as the sound marker. It is the simplified version of the traditional character , and it has absorbed all the meanings of that character: companion, partner, group, gang, band, and numerousness. The character is also the established form in everyday words for shared meals and provisions, as in 伙食, and for fellowship, as in 伙伴, thus linking the sense of people with both sound and practical contexts.

Example Sentences Hide

我们是好伴。

Wǒmen shì hǎo huǒbàn.

We are good companions.

学校的食很好。

Xuéxiào de huǒshí hěn hǎo.

The school meals are very good.

计,快来帮忙!

Huǒjì, kuài lái bāngmáng!

Buddy, come help quickly!

那个计工作很认真。

Nàge huǒjì gōngzuò hěn rènzhēn.

That clerk works very diligently.

我和伴们一起去公园。

Wǒ hé huǒbànmen yīqǐ qù gōngyuán.

I went to the park with my companions.

这家餐厅的食非常美味。

Zhè jiā cāntīng de huǒshí fēichāng měiwèi.

The meals at this restaurant are very delicious.

同他人犯罪。

Tā huǒtóng tārén fànzuì.

He colluded with others to commit a crime.

他们合开了一家公司。

Tāmen héhuǒ kāile yī jiā gōngsī.

They partnered to open a company.