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熄

to extinguish, to put out, to quench

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Words with 熄

熄火 xī huǒ (of fire, lamp etc) to go out; to put out (fire) HSK 7–9
熄灭 xī miè to stop burning; to go out (of fire)

Character facts

Radical
火 fire, flame; to burn; anger, ra…
Parts
火 + 息
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+7184

Ideographic: To end 息 a flame 火; 息 also provides the pronunciation