Chinese Word: 蜡 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蜡 (Trad.: 蠟)HSK 6

Pinyin: là

English Definition: candle; wax

Chinese Definition:
①动物、植物或矿物所产生的油质，具有可塑性，易熔化，不溶于水，可溶于二硫化碳和苯：石蜡。蜂蜡。蜡版。蜡笔。蜡疗。蜡染。蜡人。蜡纸。蜡烛。蜡黄(形容颜色黄得像蜡)。蜡丸。[合]：蜂蜡。)

Total strokes: 14; Radical: 虫

Pictophonetic:昔 indicates the sound; 虫 (insect) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 虫 [ chóng ] insect, worm; mollusk
- 昔 [ xī ] past, former; ancient

Similar Characters: 踖猎借错惜腊鹊措

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蜡烛HSK 6	là zhú	candle; Classifiers: 根
石蜡	shí là	paraffin wax
蜡染	là rǎn	batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
味同嚼蜡	wèi tóng jiáo là	tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom); tasteless; insipid
白蜡	bái là	white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

1		tā 他 diǎn rán 点燃 le 了 yī zhī 一支 là zhú 蜡烛。 He lit up a wax candle.
2		qǐng 请 bié 别 chuī 吹 miè 灭 nà 那 zhī 支 là zhú 蜡烛， wǒ 我 hái 还 méi yǒu 没有 xǔ yuàn 许愿。 Please don't blow out the candle, I haven't made a wish yet.
3		hái zi men 孩子们 yòng 用 wǔ yán liù sè 五颜六色 de 的 là bǐ huà 蜡笔画 le 了 piào liang 漂亮 de 的 tú huà 图画。 The children used colorful crayons to draw beautiful pictures.