火苗 (huǒmiáo): flame

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一根火苗 gēn

风一吹，蜡烛上的火苗晃动起来。

Fēng yī chuī, làzhú shàng de huǒmiáo huàngdòng qǐlái.

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

篝火的火苗在黑暗中跳跃。

Gōuhuǒ de huǒmiáo zài hēi'àn zhōng tiàoyuè.

The flames of the bonfire danced in the darkness.

一丝火苗点燃了整片干草。

Yīsī 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