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熄

Character

熄 xī

HSK 7–9Character

to extinguish

Radical
火
Strokes
14
Structure
Left–right
Parts
火 息
Traditional
熄
Frequency
#2608 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

xī

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  1. to extinguish CC-CEDICT
  2. to put out (fire) CC-CEDICT
  3. to quench CC-CEDICT
  4. to stop burning CC-CEDICT
  5. to go out (of fire, lamp etc) CC-CEDICT
  6. to come to an end CC-CEDICT
  7. to wither away CC-CEDICT
  8. to die out CC-CEDICT
  9. Taiwan pr. (xí) CC-CEDICT

Stroke order

All 14 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 熄

Draw “熄” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 请熄灯,我要睡了。

    qǐng xī dēng wǒ yào shuì le

    Please turn off the light. I want to sleep.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他把火熄了。

    tā bǎ huǒ xī le

    He put out the fire.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 教室的灯熄了。

    jiào shì de dēng xī le

    The lights in the classroom went out.

    AI-generated sentence

Words with 熄

熄火xī huǒ(of a fire or light) to go out; to stop burningWordHSK 7–9
熄屏xī píngto turn off the screen↗Variant of 息屏WordUnreviewed
熄灭xī mièto stop burningWord熄灯xī dēngturn out the lightsWord吹熄chuī xīto blow out (a flame)Word智熄zhì xī(slang) extremely foolish; beyond stupid (pun on 窒息 (zhì xī))Word

Same radical 火

All characters with 火 →
火huǒ烟yān煙yān灯dēng燈dēng烦fán煩fán爆bào烧shāo燒shāo炸zhà灭miè
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