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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灭火

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灭火 miè huǒ - to extinguish a fire
- firefighting

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 10,753 12,523 21,620

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
miè- to extinguish or put out
- to go out (of a fire etc)
- to exterminate or wipe out
- to drown
huǒ- surname Huo
huǒ- fire
- urgent
- ammunition
- fiery or flaming
- internal heat (Chinese medicine)
- hot (popular)
- classifier for military units (old)
- Kangxi radical 86

Other Words Containing 灭火

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
灭火 - - 10,753 12,523 21,620
灭火器 - - 15,347 25,619 24,057