Memory phrase for the Kanji: 熄
熄
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Meaning
to extinguish, put out (fire), to wither away
Pronunciation
xī
Explanation
Left: fire 火, right: breath 息 (I myself 自 and my heart 心 need a breath.)
Mnemonic
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The fire (loses) its breath, when being extinguished.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
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熄灭
xī miè
to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
熄火
xī huǒ
to go out (of fire, lamp, stove, cigarette etc); to stall (of vehicle); fig. to die down
熄灯
xī dēng
turn out the lights; lights out
熄灯
xī dēng