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ㄒㄧ

to extinguish

熄 is a 14 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as .

It is made up of the components (fire) and (breath).

  • ㄒㄧ

    to extinguish

    • ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

    • ㄒㄧ

      breath

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 熄

Definitions for 熄 pronounced as xī

  • to extinguish
  • to put out (fire)
  • to quench
  • to stop burning
  • to go out (of fire, lamp etc)
  • to come to an end
  • to wither away
  • to die out
  • Taiwan pr. [xi2]

Definitions for 熄 pronounced as xí

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