火柴 huǒchái▶ Pertandingan, cocok

Stroke order

火柴 is written in 14 strokes across 2 characters.

• 火 — 4 strokes
• 柴 — 10 strokes

Related words

• 着火terbakar
• 火api; memecat
• 恼火marah; naik pitam
• 柴油minyak diesel
• 火焰nyala api
• 火箭roket

火柴 is pronounced huǒchái and means “Pertandingan, cocok”. 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.