灰烬

灰燼

huījìn

noun #11,503

Measure Word

一堆灰烬 duī

Meanings

1 ashes
2 cinders

Characters

embers; remnants of a fire

Examples

HSK 4

他把信烧成了灰烬。

Tā bǎ xìn shāo chéng le huījìn.

He burned the letter to ashes.

HSK 6

大火过后，房子只剩下一片灰烬。

Dàhuǒ guòhòu, fángzi zhǐ shèngxià yīpiàn huījìn.

After the fire, only ashes remained of the house.

Tips

memory

灰 (ash/gray) + 烬 (embers) = the cold remains after a fire. The 火 radical in 烬 reinforces the fire connection.

Stroke Order

灰 huī

烬 jìn