火种

火種

huǒzhǒng

noun #16,488

Meanings

1 tinder
2 source of fire
3 spark (figurative)

Characters

seed; species; kind

Examples

HSK 3

他们小心地保存火种。

Tāmen xiǎoxīn de bǎocún huǒzhǒng.

They carefully preserved the fire source.

HSK 7-9

革命的火种已经播下。

Gémìng de huǒzhǒng yǐjīng bō xià.

The spark of revolution has been sown.

Tips

culture

In ancient China, keeping a fire source alive was vital. 火种 is often used figuratively for the spark that starts a revolution or movement.

Stroke Order

火 huǒ

种 zhǒng