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蜡 là

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蜡 là Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
là | la4
English translation
candle
wax
candle, wax; maggot

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About 蜡 là

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

蠟 là

Contains the radical

虫 chóng

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

insect

Etymology of 蜡 là

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰虫昔

Semantic compound

虫 chóng

Phonetic compound

昔 Xī

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 chóng represents the meaning and 昔 Xī represents the sound. Simplified form of 蠟 là .

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Example sentences using 蜡 là

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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.

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.

喂 wéi , 这 zhè 不 bù 是 shì 蜡烛 làzhú 油 yóu 和 hé 粘土 吗 mǎ ?在 zài 你 nǐ 衣服 yīfu 上 shǎng . ”

Say -- ain't this grease and clay, on your clothes? "

蜡烛 làzhú 越 Yuè 烧 shāo 越 Yuè 短 duǎn ,最后 zuìhòu 只 zhǐ 剩下 shèng xià 一 yī 英寸 yīng cùn .

The candle grew down until only an inch was left.

Words with 蜡 là

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蜡烛 làzhú candle蠟燭
蜡 là wax蠟 là
蜡笔 là bǐ crayon蠟筆
石蜡 shí là paraffin wax石蠟
蜡像馆 là xiàng guǎn waxworks蠟像館
打蜡 dǎ là to wax (a car, floor etc)打蠟
蜡染 là rǎn batik (color printing on cloth using wax)蠟染
发蜡 fà là pomade髮蠟
蜂蜡 fēng là beeswax蜂蠟
蜡纸 là zhǐ wax paper蠟紙
白蜡 bái là white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)白蠟
味同嚼蜡 wèi tóng jiáo là tasteless味同嚼蠟
蜜蜡 mì là beeswax蜜蠟
白蜡树 bái là shù Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM白蠟樹
黄蜡 huáng là beeswax黃蠟
嚼蜡 jiáo là insipid嚼蠟
蜡疗 là liáo wax therapy (used to treat arthritis etc)蠟療
蜡台 là tái candlestick蠟臺
吹灯拔蜡 chuī dēng bá là fig. to die吹燈拔蠟
坐蜡 zuò là to be embarrassed坐蠟
白蜡虫 bái là chóng Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)白蠟蟲

蜡 là Decomposition & Compounds

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蜡 là Decomposition

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