熄 = 火 + 息

熄 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “put out”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 息 (rest).

Keyword: put out
Pinyin (Mandarin): xī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: put out, extinguish, quash, тушить, extinguish, quash

Decomposition

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火 fire
息 rest

How to find 熄 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “rest”. 熄 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 熄 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.