滅火

灭

滅

miè

火

huǒ

to extinguish a fire / firefighting

Characters and words in 滅火

灭

滅

miè = mi + e4

to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown

Add a new mnemonic for 灭 = 一 + 火

Add a new mnemonic for 滅 = 氵 + 烕

灭 = 一 + 火 : In the elevator's bathroom (e4) Marilyn Monroe (mi) was playing the flute (一) so hot that it is on fire (火) now! Luckily there's a fire extinguisher so that she can put it out (灭).

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火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

Add a new mnemonic for 火 = 人 + 丶

火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).

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