火候 huǒ hou — heat control

Meanings

1. 1

   heat control

   heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment

   noun

Character breakdown

• 火

  huǒ (third tone, dipping)

  fire, flame

  4 strokesRadical 火

Words containing 火

• 火huǒ (third tone, dipping)fire
• 火车/火車huǒ (third tone, dipping) chē (first tone, high and level)train
• 火箭huǒ (third tone, dipping) jiàn (fourth tone, falling)rocket
• 火车站/火車站huǒchēzhàn (third tone, dipping)railway station
• 火灾/火災huǒ (third tone, dipping) zāi (first tone, high and level)serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
• 火炬huǒ (third tone, dipping) jù (fourth tone, falling)(flaming) torch
• 火焰huǒ (third tone, dipping) yàn (fourth tone, falling)blaze
• 着火/著火zháo (second tone, rising) huǒ (third tone, dipping)to catch fire
• 火花huǒ (third tone, dipping) huā (first tone, high and level)spark
• 火热/火熱huǒ (third tone, dipping) rè (fourth tone, falling)fiery
• 火腿huǒ (third tone, dipping) tuǐ (third tone, dipping)ham
• 发火/發火fā (first tone, high and level) huǒ (third tone, dipping)to catch fire
• 火山huǒ (third tone, dipping) shān (first tone, high and level)volcano
• 点火/點火diǎn (third tone, dipping) huǒ (third tone, dipping)to ignite
• 火柴huǒ (third tone, dipping) chái (second tone, rising)match (for lighting fire)
• 恼火/惱火nǎo (third tone, dipping) huǒ (third tone, dipping)to get angry
• 防火墙/防火牆fáng (second tone, rising) huǒ (third tone, dipping) qiáng (second tone, rising)firewall
• 烟火/煙火yān (first tone, high and level) huǒ (third tone, dipping)smoke and fire