熄

xī

ㄒㄧ

HSK 7-914 strokestop 20 by use on the map →

1to extinguish

2to put out (fire)

3to quench

4to stop burning

5to go out (of fire, lamp etc)

6to come to an end

7to wither away

8to die out

9Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Etymology

ideographic · To end 息 a flame 火; 息 also provides the pronunciation

Radical

火 · to extinguish, to put out, to quench

Composition

⿰火息

Writing

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Words with 熄