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蜡
蠟
là
1. candle
2. wax
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蜡
là
candle, wax; maggot
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

蜡扦
làqiān
candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled
蜡染
làrǎn
batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
蜡梅
làméi
variant of [[臘梅|腊梅<làméi>]]
蜡烛
làzhú
candle
HSK 6
蜡台
làtái
candlestick
蜡纸
làzhǐ
wax paper
蜡笔
làbǐ
crayon
烃蜡
tīnglà
hydrocarbon wax
蜡质
làzhì
waxiness
白蜡
báilà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
蜡虫
làchóng
Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
黄蜡
huánglà
beeswax
发蜡
fàlà
pomade
石蜡
shílà
paraffin wax
耳蜡
ěrlà
earwax
蜂蜡
fēnglà
beeswax
蜜蜡
mìlà
beeswax
嚼蜡
jiáolà
insipid
虫蜡
chónglà
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
坐蜡
zuòlà
to be embarrassed

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,592
Word Frequency Rank
2,760 of 84,292

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