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放火

to set on fire

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

fang4huo3 • fànghuǒ

Meaning

Primary

to set on fire

Alternatives

set on fire, sat on fire, to set fire, set fire

Mnemonic

放火 To set on fire is 放 to release 火 fire onto something

Usage

有人 在 森林 裡 放火。

Someone set fire in the forest.

不要 放火 燒 這個。

Don't set this on fire.