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

大火过后，房子只剩下一片灰烬。

Dàhuǒ guòhòu, fángzi zhǐ shèngxià yī piàn huījìn.

After the fire, only ashes remained of the house.

他把信烧成了灰烬。

Tā bǎ xìn shāochéng le huījìn.

He burned the letter to ashes.

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