熄

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

to extinguish / to put out (fire) / to quench / to stop burning / to go out (of fire, lamp etc) / to come to an end / to wither away / to die out / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

熄 = 息 + 火 : Marie Curie (xi) was breathing too much fire (息) in front of the space station (Ø1) because she accidentally put the space station on fire (火). Fortunately she has a fire extinguisher at hand to put out (熄) the fire.

熄 character breakdown

熄
- 息
  - 心
    - 丶
    - 乚
  - 自
    - 丶
    - 目
      - 二
        
        一
      - 囗
- 火
  - 丶
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

息

xi̅ = xi + Ø1

breath / news / interest (on an investment or loan) / to cease / to stop / to rest / Taiwan pr. [xi2]

息 = 心 + 自 : Mnemonic symbol: to breathe fire.

息 = 心 + 自 : Marie Curie practices breathing fire in front of the space station while watching herself in a hand mirror. Because she is so exited her heart is pounding very hard.

火

huǒ = hu + o3

surname Huo

火

huǒ = hu + o3

fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86

火 = 人 + 丶 : Helga Horse (hu) and Neanderthal Man (人) are starting a fire (火) in the observatory's living room (o3) with two large petals (丶).