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Word and Radical Components of 火鸡

The Chinese word 火鸡 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
火鸡 1. Simplified form of 火雞

火鸡 ⇨ 火 + 鸡
Component Pinyin Meanings
火 huǒ 1. fire; flame
     可以 跟 你 借 一個 火 嗎？ - Can I borrow a light?
2. fire (as a disaster); inferno
3. red; fiery; bright; brilliant
4. to burn down
5. light; torch
6. (dialectal) light; lamp
7. anger; rage; wrath
8. to become enraged
9. angry; furious
10. (TCM) internal heat
11. firearm; ammunition; weapon
12. war; warfare
13. thriving; brisk
14. urgent; pressing
15. (neologism) to become popular; to go viral
16. (neologism) to be popular; to be viral
17. (Cantonese) watt (unit of power)
     ※(Definitely, "火" here is a unit of brightness (luminous intensity). However, the brightness of a luminous device is measured in watts in life because of luminous intensity's dependence on powe
     20 火 嘅 燈膽 - 20-watt lightbulb
18. Short for 火星, Mars
19. (Cantonese) roasted
     Synonyms: 烤, 燒
     火鴨 - roasted duck
鸡 1. Simplified form of 雞

鸡 ⇨ 又 + 鸟
Component Pinyin Meanings
又 yòu 1. again; once more
     又 下雨 了！ - It's raining again!
     想 了 又 想 - to think and think; to deeply think about
     一次 又 一次 的 失敗 - failure after failure
2. (Used to express the coexistence of several conditions or qualities); both ... and ...
     聰明 又 漂亮liang - smart and pretty
     我 又 餓 又 渴。 - I am hungry and thirsty.
     我 又 想 去，又 不 想 去，該 怎麼 辦？ - I want to go, but I also don't want to go, what should I do?
3. also; in addition
     達·芬-奇 是 科學家，又 是 藝術家。 - Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist also an artist.
4. (Used between a whole number and a fraction)
     四 小時 又 十 分鐘 - four hours and ten minutes
     二 又 三 分 之 一 - two and a third
5. but; on the other hand
6. (Used in negative statements and rhetorical questions for emphasis)
     這樣 做 對 你 又 有 什麼 好處？ - What good for you is there in doing that?
     嗰 啲 嘢 又 唔係 我 做，關 我 咩 事 啫。 - Why should I care about that! It's not like I did it.
     我 又 唔係 冇錢。 - It's not like I'm broke.
7. usage. Compared to 又 is used for something that already happened.
鸟 1. bird
2. Simplified form of 鳥