放火 fànghuǒ to set on fire Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 放火 fàng//huǒ to set on fire To intentionally set something on fire or commit arson to create trouble To stir up trouble or incite a disturbance to display lanterns (literary) To light and display decorative lanterns during a festival; famous for its use in the proverb 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒbùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng to backfire (of an internal combustion engine) to have a premature explosion in the cylinder or exhaust Frequency Movie subtitles 4.11 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 2.38 per million Cross-References Same as 纵火 zònghuǒ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
放火 fàng//huǒ to set on fire To intentionally set something on fire or commit arson to create trouble To stir up trouble or incite a disturbance to display lanterns (literary) To light and display decorative lanterns during a festival; famous for its use in the proverb 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 zhǐxǔzhōuguānfànghuǒbùxǔbǎixìngdiǎndēng to backfire (of an internal combustion engine) to have a premature explosion in the cylinder or exhaust Frequency Movie subtitles 4.11 per million appears in 2% of films Written text 2.38 per million Cross-References Same as 纵火 zònghuǒ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
