烛 zhú

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Traditional form

燭 zhú

Contains the radical

火 Huǒ

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

fire

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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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.

Explore 11 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 烛 zhú in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
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