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Chinese symbol for “ignition”

点火
diǎn huǒ
Traditional: 點火
to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ignition is 点火 (diǎn huǒ), defined as: to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

点 diǎn
dot, point, speck
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
火 huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
radical 86 ⽕ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 点火.

WordPinyinMeaning
一点 (一點)yī diǎna bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit
重点 (重點)chóng diǎnto recount (e.g. results of election); to re-evaluate
观点 (觀點)guān diǎnpoint of view; viewpoint
有点 (有點)yǒu diǎna little
特点 (特點)tè diǎncharacteristic; trait; feature
火车 (火車)huǒ chētrain; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng)
火箭huǒ jiànrocket; measure word: 枚 (méi)
火车站 (火車站)huǒ chē zhàntrain station

See also: Japanese symbol for “ignition”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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