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蜡
là
candle, wax; maggot
🔤 Pictophonetic:
虫 (insect) provides meaning, 昔 provides pronunciation
Words Using 蜡 (41)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜡烛
làzhú
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
6
蜡烛
làzhú
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
蜡
là
candle / wax
蜡
là
candle / wax
白蜡
báilà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白蜡
báilà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白蜡虫
báilàchóng
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白蜡虫
báilàchóng
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
耳蜡
ěrlà
earwax / cerumen
耳蜡
ěrlà
earwax / cerumen
蜂蜡
fēnglà
beeswax
蜂蜡
fēnglà
beeswax
虫白蜡
chóngbáilà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
虫白蜡
chóngbáilà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
蜜蜡
mìlà
beeswax
蜜蜡
mìlà
beeswax
虫蜡
chónglà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
虫蜡
chónglà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
白蜡树
báilàshù
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
白蜡树
báilàshù
Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM
Component Breakdown
Each color represents a different component
⿰虫昔
i
Component Tree i
zhōng
中
central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
💡 Ideographic:
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
yī
一
one; a, an; alone
💡 Ideographic:
Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1