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烛 zhú

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烛 zhú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
zhú | zhu2
English translation
candle
(literary) to illuminate
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine

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About 烛 zhú

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

燭 zhú

Contains the radical

火 Huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

fire

Etymology of 烛 zhú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰火虫

Semantic compound

火 Huǒ

Phonetic compound

虫 chóng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 火 Huǒ represents the meaning and 虫 chóng represents the sound. Simplified form of 燭 zhú .

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Example sentences using 烛 zhú

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两 liǎng 根 gēn 蜡 là 烛 zhú 上 shǎng 的 de 蜡 là 燃烧 ránshāo 时 shí 熔化 róng huà 在 zài 一起 yīqǐ .

The wax from the two candles fused as they burned.

他 tā 擦 cā 了 le 一 yī 根 gēn 火柴 huǒchái 把 bǎ 蜡烛 làzhú 点 diǎn 亮 liàng .

He struck a light and set the candle going.

餐桌 cān zhuō 上 shǎng 的 de 烛光 zhú guāng 为 wéi 安东尼奥餐厅 cāntīng 营造 yíng zào 了 le 浪漫 làngmàn 气氛 qìfēn .

Candlelit tables give Antonio's Restaurant a very romantic atmosphere.

福斯特 Fú sī tè 夫妇 fūfù 过 Guò 穷 qióng 日子 rìzi 的 de 时候 shíhou , 交给 jiāo gěi 他们 tā men 多少 duōshǎo 蜡烛 làzhú 都 dōu 能 Néng 信得过 xìn de guò .

When the Fosters were poor, they could have been trusted with untold candles.

烛光 zhú guāng 都 dōu 安 Ān 在 zài 红绿颜 Yán 色 sè 纸 zhǐ 糊 hú 成 Chéng 的 de 灯 dēng 里 lǐ , 高高地 de 挂 guà 在青枝绿叶 lǜ yè 之间 zhī jiān .

The lights were charmingly disposed in coloured - paper lamps, high up among green boughs.

Words with 烛 zhú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蜡烛 làzhú candle蠟燭
烛光 zhú guāng candle light燭光
烛 zhú candle燭 zhú
烛台 zhú tái candlestick燭臺
香烛 xiāng zhú joss stick and candle香燭
洞房花烛 dòng fáng huā zhú bridal room and ornamented candles洞房花燭
红烛 hóng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)紅燭
风烛残年 fēng zhú cán nián one's late days風燭殘年
火烛 huǒ zhú fire and candles火燭
秉烛 bǐng zhú by bright candlelight秉燭
风中之烛 fēng zhōng zhī zhú lit. candle in the wind (idiom)風中之燭

烛 zhú Decomposition & Compounds

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烛 zhú Decomposition

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