The Chinese word **失火** is a verb-object compound word formed by combining the character **失** (shī), meaning "to lose" or "to fail to control," with **火** (huǒ), meaning "fire." Literally, it translates to "to lose fire," which is a figurative and classical way of expressing the concept of a fire breaking out due to the loss of control over flames. This formation follows a common pattern in Chinese where an action (失) is directly linked to its object or result (火), creating a specific term for an unintended disaster, effectively meaning "to catch fire" or "to have a fire accident."