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烛
zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
🔤 Pictophonetic:
火 (fire) provides meaning, 虫 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
10 strokes
Common (26%)
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⿰火虫
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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
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Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical
2 strokes
Words Using 烛 (18)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜡烛
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làzhú
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
6
làzhú
蜡烛
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HSK 6
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
烛
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zhú
candle / (literary) to illuminate
zhú
烛
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candle / (literary) to illuminate
洞房花烛
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dòngfánghuāzhú
bridal room and ornamented candles / wedding festivities (idiom)
dòngfánghuāzhú
洞房花烛
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bridal room and ornamented candles / wedding festivities (idiom)
洞房花烛夜
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dòngfánghuāzhúyè
wedding night
dòngfánghuāzhúyè
洞房花烛夜
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wedding night
烛光
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zhúguāng
candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
zhúguāng
烛光
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candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
烛架
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zhújià
candlestick holder / candlestand / candelabra
zhújià
烛架
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candlestick holder / candlestand / candelabra
烛火
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zhúhuǒ
candle flame
zhúhuǒ
烛火
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candle flame
烛台
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zhútái
candlestick / candle holder
zhútái
烛台
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candlestick / candle holder
倒吊蜡烛
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dàodiàolàzhú
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
dàodiàolàzhú
倒吊蜡烛
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Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
圣烛节
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Shèngzhújié
Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
Shèngzhújié
圣烛节
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Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)