火柴 huǒchái▶ Partido; fósforo; igualar

Stroke order

火柴 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 火 — 4 strokes
• 柴 — 10 strokes

Related words

• 着火en llamas
• 火fuego; disparar
• 恼火enojado; enfurecerse
• 柴油gasóleo
• 火焰llama
• 火箭cohete

火柴 is pronounced huǒchái and means “Partido; fósforo; igualar”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 火柴 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.