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蜡
là
candle, wax; maggot
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虫 (insect) provides meaning, 昔 provides pronunciation
HSK 6
14 strokes
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⿰虫昔
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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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yī
一
one; a, an; alone
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Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1
1 strokes
HSK 1
Words Using 蜡 (41)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
蜡烛
↗
làzhú
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
6
làzhú
蜡烛
↗
HSK 6
candle / CL:[[根<gēn>]], [[支<zhī>]]
蜡
↗
là
candle / wax
là
蜡
↗
candle / wax
味同嚼蜡
↗
wèitóngjiáolà
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / tasteless / insipid
wèitóngjiáolà
味同嚼蜡
↗
tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / tasteless / insipid
打蜡
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dǎlà
to wax (a car, floor etc)
dǎlà
打蜡
↗
to wax (a car, floor etc)
石油蜡
↗
shíyóulà
petroleum wax
shíyóulà
石油蜡
↗
petroleum wax
石蜡
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shílà
paraffin wax
shílà
石蜡
↗
paraffin wax
蜂蜡
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fēnglà
beeswax
fēnglà
蜂蜡
↗
beeswax
耳蜡
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ěrlà
earwax / cerumen
ěrlà
耳蜡
↗
earwax / cerumen
蜜蜡
↗
mìlà
beeswax
mìlà
蜜蜡
↗
beeswax
坐蜡
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zuòlà
to be embarrassed / to be put in a difficult situation
zuòlà
坐蜡
↗
to be embarrassed / to be put in a difficult situation