烛

zhú

zh+ú·2nd tone

candle

Radical: 火 Strokes: 10

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦灭烂烧炮灾炉灶焚

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Character Decomposition

烛=火+虫

Etymology

fire

Meanings

candle

(literary) to illuminate

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Words with 烛 176 total

by bright candlelight炳烛bǐng zhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)红烛hóng zhú

Idioms with 烛 32 total Chain

bridal room and ornamented candles · wedding festivities (idiom)洞房花烛dòng fáng huā zhú see through somebody's treachery (or tricks) · know one's villainy fully洞烛其奸dòng zhú qí jiān