熄 (sik1 | xi1) : extinguish; die out

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熄

sik1

xi1

[1] extinguish; put out; turn off
[2] die out; go out; burn itself out

Stroke count: 14

Level: 3

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

熄

This word has been viewed 3778 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Nov 2009 10:51

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熄燈 sik1 dang1 xi1 deng1 (PRC), xi2 deng1 (Taiwan) = to turn off the lights

熄火 sik1 fo2 xi1 huo3 = extinguish; put out; stall

熄滅 sik1 mit6 xi1 mie4 = to extinguish; to die out; (of fire) to go out

撲熄 pok3 sik1 = eradicate

吹熄 ceoi1 sik1 = to blow out

熄匙 sik1 si4 = to turn off a vehicle engine 粵

熄機 sik1 gei1 xi2 [TW] xi1[PRC] = turn off a cellphone, computer etc. 粵

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 熄
Unicode code for this character: U+7184 (off-site link)

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