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放火

set on fire

Character Composition

Characters

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