熄
Ideographic: To end 息 a flame 火; 息 also provides the pronunciationRadical: 火
meaning for 熄 xī:
- - 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]to stop burning
- - to go out (of fire)
- - to die out
- - extinguishedturn out the lights
- - lights out(of fire, lamp etc) to go out
- - to put out (fire)
- - (fig.) to die down
- - (of a vehicle) to stallto blow out (a flame)