common
verb

Meaning of

熄 means to extinguish; to put out (fire, light). Pronounced xī.

  • to extinguish; to put out (fire, light)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng
shì
de
dēng
xià
 

Please turn off the light in the bedroom.

Xiāo
fáng
yuán
hěn
kuài
jiù
shān
huǒ
le
 

The firefighters put out the mountain fire quickly.

Fēng
tài
le
 
zhú
zhí
chuī
 

The wind is too strong, I can't blow out the candle.

Shuì
qián
de
méi
zào
de
huǒ
diào
 

Remember to turn off the gas stove before going to bed.

Huǒ
shì
zài
bàn
màn
màn
le
xià
 

The fire died down slowly in the middle of the night.