火候

Traditional form:

火候

Pinyin (reading):

huǒhou

Definitions:

• heat control
• (fig.) mastery
• (fig.) crucial moment

Characters:

• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 候 - to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet

Traditional characters:

• 火 - fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
• 候 - to wait, to expect; to visit; to greet