熄

xī
#2,852 most
frequent character
to extinguish, to put out (fire)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

熄 joins 火 fire, the meaning part, with 息 xī, which means 'to stop, cease'. 息 also supplies the sound. Together they show putting a fire out, and this grew to 'put out, extinguish'.

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Homophones

HSK 3
西xī
west
吸xī
inhale, breathe, absorb, suck in
悉xī
in all cases, know
惜xī
to cherish, to begrudge, to pity
牺xī
sacrifice
稀xī
rare, uncommon, watery, sparse

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