huǒ

companion

partner; group; classifier for groups of people; to combine; together

person (亻) + fire (火) = companions gathered around a fire

The person radical (亻) carries the meaning — people who group together as companions or partners. 火 mainly lends the sound huǒ and does not contribute semantically.

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PersonSemantic
FirePhonetic

他们那人昨天来过这里。

tā men nà huǒ rén zuó tiān lái guò zhè lǐ。

That group of people came here yesterday.

街上有一年轻人在大声说话。

jiē shàng yǒu yī huǒ nián qīng rén zài dà shēng shuō huà。

There is a group of young people talking loudly on the street.

Words with 伙

开伙

kāi huǒ

to start providing food

伙伴

huǒ bàn

partner

伙同

huǒ tóng

to collude

伙夫

huǒ fū

mess cook (old)

伙计

huǒ ji

partner

伙颐

huǒ yí

variant of 夥頤|夥颐[huo3 yi2]

伙食

huǒ shí

food

伙食费

huǒ shí fèi

food expenses

入伙

rù huǒ

to join a group; to become a member

包伙

bāo huǒ

see 包飯|包饭[bao1 fan4]

合伙

hé huǒ

to act jointly

合伙人

hé huǒ rén

partner

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