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星火

xīng huǒ

2-character word

What 星火 means

1. spark
2. meteor trail (mostly used in expressions like {急如星火|jí rú xīng huǒ})

The characters in 星火

• 星xīngstar; heavenly body; satellite
• 火huǒfire; urgent; ammunition

Words containing 星火

• 急如星火jí rú xīng huǒlit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 急于星火jí yú xīng huǒsee 急如星火

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