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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
生火 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
生火 ＝ 生 ＋ 火
ㄕㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ · shēnghuǒ
verb — to light a fire; to get a fire going

字源 FORM — what the parts do

生to come into being (生長)shēng
火fire (火焰)huǒ
生火，生長的生，火焰的火。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一根火柴，火（火）就活（生）了過來。
One match, and the fire (火) comes alive (生).
關 · Related
點火diǎnhuǒthe same act, by the spark滅火mièhuǒthe opposite — putting it out