伙

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(bound form) meals (as in 伙食[huo3 shi2]); variant of 夥|伙[huo3]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “person” + 火 sound ( huǒ )

Components 亻火

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人 person + 火 fire

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
大家伙儿	dà jiā huǒ r	(coll.) everyone; all of us; you folks
大伙儿	dà huǒ r	erhua variant of 大伙[da4 huo3]
小伙子	xiǎo huǒ zi	(coll.) young man; young fellow; lad
小伙儿	xiǎo huǒ r	erhua variant of 小伙[xiao3 huo3]
合伙人	hé huǒ rén	partner (in a business or other joint venture)
老家伙	lǎo jiā huo	variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5]
老家伙	lǎo jiā huo	(coll.) old fellow; old codger
好家伙	hǎo jiā huo	my God!; oh boy!; man!
伙食费	huǒ shí fèi	food expenses; board expenses; meals (cost)
合作伙伴	hé zuò huǒ bàn	partner (in a joint undertaking); collaborator
大伙	dà huǒ	variant of 大夥\|大伙[da4 huo3]
大伙	dà huǒ	everyone; all of us; all of you
犯罪团伙	fàn zuì tuán huǒ	a criminal gang
小伙	xiǎo huǒ	young guy; lad; youngster; CL:個\|个[ge4]
家伙	jiā huo	variant of 家伙[jia1 huo5]
家伙	jiā huo	household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon
开伙	kāi huǒ	to cook meals; (of a canteen or mess) to be operating; to serve meals
合伙	hé huǒ	to act jointly; to form a partnership
散伙饭	sàn huǒ fàn	meal shared before a group goes its separate ways; farewell meal
伙同	huǒ tóng	to collude; in collusion with

Characters sharing the sound component 火 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
火 sound part	huǒ	fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
狄	dí	barbarians; a tribe from northern China; surname
钬	huǒ	holmium