158) 火

huo

fire

A simple representation of fire as a shape.

158a) 灯

deng

lamp

fire 火 [huǒ] + lamp stand/man 丁²²⁵[dīng]

Signifies a lamp fire (火) burning on top of a lampstand (丁).

158bx) 堯

yao

158b) 烧

shao

burn

 fire 火 [huǒ] + lofty 尧 [yáo]

  burning (火) of enemy’s corpse which is hung high (尧) to create fear.

158yx) 禾

he

158y-139b*) 秋

qiu

autumn

rice plant 禾 [hé] + fire 火¹⁵⁸[huǒ]

Rice (禾) fields that are catching fire (火) is another way of saying the rice is ripe and almost ready to harvest. This also means it is autumn.

158zx) 页

ye

page

head

158z-6b) 忧

fan

trouble

fire 火¹⁵⁸[huǒ] + head/page 页 [yè]

Anyone with a head (页) on fire (火) would be in much trouble.

158c) 谈 / 谈话

tan / tanhuan

talk; conversation

word 讠=言²²[yán] + flame/scorching 炎 [yán]

A heated talk/conversation is initiated as words (讠) come together in fiery or scorching fashion (炎).

158*) 灬

huo/biao

158d) 黑

hei

black

chimney  [symbol] + rising through 土 [symbol] + fire 灬=火 [huǒ]

Fire (灬) causes black smoke to rise into chimney (symbol) and exit (土)

158yyx) 占

zhan

158yy) 点

dot, point

occupy 占 [zhàn] + fire 灬=火¹⁵⁸[huǒ]

fire 灬 [huǒ] that makes dots of ashes, and combined it with occupy 占 [zhàn] to borrow the pronunciation. 

158e) 然

ran

right, correct, so

meat 月²²¹→肉¹⁹²[ròu] + dog 犬¹⁷²[quǎn] + fire 灬=火 [huǒ]

The fur is removed by burning (灬) prior to cooking dog (犬) meat (肉). It is rightly so that such cooked dog meat appears in ceremonial offerings.

158f) 热

re

heat

hand 扌=手³¹[shǒu] + bow/pellet 丸^230c[wán] + fire 灬=火 [huǒ]

Signifies the act of punishing a sinner by using the high heat of fire (灬) although a sinner is begging (丸) for mercy with two hands (扌).