着火 zháohuǒ▶ en llamas

Stroke order

着火 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 着 — 11 strokes
• 火 — 4 strokes

Related words

• 火柴Partido; fósforo; igualar
• 着凉enfriarse
• 火fuego; disparar
• 恼火enojado; enfurecerse
• 执着persistente
• 接着Siguiente

着火 is pronounced zháohuǒ and means “en llamas”. HSK 5 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 着火 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.