放火 - Set On Fire - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic | HanziHero

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HSK

1⁺

set on fire

Character Composition

Characters

release

fire

Pinyin

fang4huo3 • fànghuǒ

Meaning

Primary

set on fire

Alternatives

set fire, set fire to

Mnemonic

To 放火 set on fire something, simply 放 release 火 fire onto it!

Usage

放火燒房

set fire to a house

放火犯

arsonist