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Chinese symbol for “kindle”

引火
yǐn huǒ
to kindle; to light a fire

The closest CC-CEDICT match for kindle is 引火 (yǐn huǒ), defined as: to kindle; to light a fire.

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

引 yǐn
to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
radical 57 ⼸ · 4 strokes
火 huǒ
fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
radical 86 ⽕ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “kindle”

WordPinyinMeaning
引着 (引著)yǐn zháoto ignite; to kindle

Related words

Other words that share a character with 引火.

WordPinyinMeaning
引起yǐn qǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
吸引xī yǐnto attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
引发 (引發)yǐn fāto lead to; to trigger
引导 (引導)yǐn dǎoto guide; to lead (around)
引用yǐn yòngto quote; to cite; to recommend; to appoint
引进 (引進)yǐn jìnto recommend; to introduce (from outside)
火车 (火車)huǒ chētrain; measure word: 列 (liè), 节 (jié), 班 (bān), 趟 (tàng)
火箭huǒ jiànrocket; measure word: 枚 (méi)

See also: Japanese symbol for “kindle”.

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.