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烛
zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
🔤 Pictophonetic:
火 (fire) provides meaning, 虫 provides pronunciation
Words Using 烛 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜡烛
làzhú
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
6
蜡烛
làzhú
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
烛
zhú
candle / (literary) to illuminate
烛
zhú
candle / (literary) to illuminate
烛光
zhúguāng
candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
烛光
zhúguāng
candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
烛架
zhújià
candlestick holder / candlestand / candelabra
烛架
zhújià
candlestick holder / candlestand / candelabra
烛火
zhúhuǒ
candle flame
烛火
zhúhuǒ
candle flame
烛台
zhútái
candlestick / candle holder
烛台
zhútái
candlestick / candle holder
蜡烛不点不亮
làzhúbùdiǎnbùliàng
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
蜡烛不点不亮
làzhúbùdiǎnbùliàng
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
蜡烛两头烧
làzhúliǎngtóushāo
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) / to labor under a double burden
蜡烛两头烧
làzhúliǎngtóushāo
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) / to labor under a double burden
风中之烛
fēngzhōngzhīzhú
lit. candle in the wind (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread
风中之烛
fēngzhōngzhīzhú
lit. candle in the wind (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread
风中烛，瓦上霜
fēngzhōngzhú,wǎshàngshuāng
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread
风中烛，瓦上霜
fēngzhōngzhú,wǎshàngshuāng
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom) / fig. (of sb's life) feeble / hanging on a thread
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰火虫
i
Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
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A line 丨 through the center of a box 口
4 strokes
HSK 1
unknown
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes