chì

common
adjective

Meaning of

炽 means blazing; (of fire) raging; fervent; intense; exuberant. Pronounced chì.

  • blazing; (of fire) raging
  • fervent; intense; exuberant

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Gōu
huǒ
chì
liè
de
rán
shāo
zhe
 
zhào
liàng
le
zhěng
yíng
 

The bonfire blazed brightly, illuminating the entire camp.

táng
de
huǒ
chì
wàng
 
jiāng
tiě
kuài
shāo
de
tōng
hóng
 

The fire in the furnace was raging, turning the iron block bright red.

wén
zhōng
cháng
chì
huǒ
xíng
róng
zhàn
luàn
de
cǎn
liè
 

In ancient texts, blazing fire is often used to describe the brutality of war.