Definitions
(noun)
fire; flame
(adjective)
fiery; hot
(adjective)
urgent
Etymology
Pictograph of fire.
About
The character 火, representing fire, finds its origin in a stylized pictographic form depicting the dynamic shape of flames, a visual concept that has informed its fundamental structure throughout its history. Functioning both as an independent logograph and a prolific semantic radical, it imparts notions of heat, light, and energy to a wide array of compound characters. While its core meaning has steadfastly referred to the physical phenomenon of combustion, its semantic application has gradually expanded over time to encompass metaphorical uses, including the description of intense anger, a state of urgency, and in modern vernacular, the quality of being immensely popular or in vogue.
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我喜欢坐火车旅行。
火能取暖和煮饭。
森林火灾非常危险。
他今天火气很大。
这部电影票房火爆。
消防员火速赶到现场。
听到火警，大家急忙逃跑。
尽管火势凶猛，但消防队员依然勇敢地扑救。