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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
火烛
huǒzhú
fire and candles / household things that burn
火烛
huǒzhú
fire and candles / household things that burn
炳烛
bǐngzhú
by bright candlelight
炳烛
bǐngzhú
by bright candlelight
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
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