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Meaning of 烛

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(Trad.: 燭)HSK 6
Pinyin: zhú
English Definition: candle; (literary) to illuminate
Chinese Definition:
①用线绳或苇子做中心,周围包上蜡油,点着取亮的东西(古代亦称“火炬”):蜡烛。花烛。烛光。烛泪。烛台。风烛残年。
②洞悉:洞烛其奸。
③灯泡瓦特数的俗称:十五烛的灯泡。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (fire) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
    • [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
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Example Words
蜡烛HSK 6 zhú candle; Classifiers:
烛光 zhú guāng candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
红烛 hóng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
香烛 xiāng zhú joss stick and candle
烛台 zhú tái candlestick; candle holder
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Example Sentences
1
Your candle burned out long before.
2
Please don't blow out the candle, I haven't made a wish yet.