炬

jù

torch

Radical: 火 Strokes: 8

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less 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烛灶

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Character Decomposition

炬=火+巨

Etymology

fire

Meanings

torch

jù

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Words with 炬 33 total

(flaming) torch · CL:把 bǎ火炬huǒ jù (literary) candle蜡炬là jù (lit. and fig.) torchbearer火炬手huǒ jù shǒu farsighted · eyes blazing like torches - blazing with anger · looking ahead with wisdom目光如炬mù guāng rú jù

Idioms with 炬 4 total Chain

to put to the torch (idiom) · to commit to the flames · to burn sth down deliberately付之一炬fù zhī yī jù farsighted · eyes blazing like torches - blazing with anger · looking ahead with wisdom目光如炬mù guāng rú jù

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