熄(xī)

HSK 7-914 strokes

to extinguish

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Character information

Pinyin
xī
Meaning
to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 熄 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰火息

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

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

火huǒ息xī

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 熄 step by step

14 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 熄

Common words using 熄 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xī熄huǒ火
HSK 7-9

(of fire, lamp etc) to go out

Open 熄火 page →
chuī吹xī熄

to blow out (a flame)

Open 吹熄 page →
zhì智xī熄

(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息[zhi4 xi1])

Open 智熄 page →
xī熄píng屏

variant of 息屏[xi1 ping2]

Open 熄屏 page →
xī熄miè灭

to stop burning

Open 熄灭 page →
xī熄dēng灯

turn out the lights

Open 熄灯 page →

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From 熄’s common words

火吹智屏灭灯

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