火 — meaning in English

English meaning

• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
• light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.

Senses

火 is used for these senses in English:

• Tue Abbreviation of Tuesday.
• fire (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
• fire (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy.
• light A flame or something used to create fire.

fire — full definition

1. noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
2. noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
3. verb To shoot a weapon.
4. verb To dismiss someone from their job.
5. verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.

light — full definition

1. noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
2. noun A source of illumination, such as a lamp or bulb.
3. verb To set something burning.
4. verb To illuminate; to provide light for.
5. adj Not heavy; weighing little.

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