火苗 (huǒmiáo): flame

Measure Word

一根火苗 gēn

Fēng yī chuī, làzhú shàng de huǒmiáo huàngdòng qǐlái.

When the wind blew, the flame on the candle flickered.

Gōuhuǒ de huǒmiáo zài hēi'àn zhōng tiàoyuè.

The flames of the bonfire danced in the darkness.

Yī sī huǒmiáo diǎnrán le zhěng piàn gāncǎo.

A tiny flame ignited the entire patch of dry grass.

memory

火 is fire, 苗 means seedling/sprout — a flame is like a tiny sprout of fire growing upward.

火 huǒ

苗 miáo