English Definition: to extinguish; to put out (fire); to quench; to stop burning; to go out (of fire, lamp etc); to come to an end; to wither away; to die out; Taiwan pr. [xi2]
Chinese Definition:
①火灭，灭火：熄灭。熄火。熄灯。
Total strokes: 14;
Radical: 火 Ideographic:To end
息 a flame
火;
息 also provides the pronunciation
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
- 息 [ xī ] to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
