回 火

huí huǒdictionary entry

to temper (iron) / to flare back / flareback (in a gas burner) / (of an engine) to backfire

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

回火回火 [hui2 huo3] /to temper (iron)/to flare back/flareback (in a gas burner)/(of an engine) to backfire/

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回
huí
to go back / to return / to turn back / to turn around / to reply / to answer / classifier for literary divisions (acts of a play, sections or chapters of a classic book) / classifier for occurrences or times / to curve / to return / to revolve
Huí
Hui ethnic group (Chinese Muslims)
火
huǒ
fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86
Huǒ
surname Huo

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