Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 熄


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Meaning

to extinguish, put out (fire), to wither away

Pronunciation

Explanation

Left: fire , right: breath (I myself and my heart need a breath.)

Mnemonic

The fire (loses) its breath, when being extinguished.

Radicals

fire(Also this radical stands for fire.)
breath
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Vocabulary

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


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