烛 (zhú): Candle — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Recognition 7-9

Writing 7-9

1.

Animated Stroke Order 烛

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 烛

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

烛

火fire

虫insect

烛=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 烛

烛 handwriting practice worksheet preview

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5.

How to Use 烛

Common word with 烛

One common HSK word with 烛 is 蜡烛, meaning "candle".

HSK 6

6.

Example Sentences

tíng停

diàn电

shí时

wǒ我

men们

diǎn点

rán

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火fire

+虫insect

Fire (火) from an insect (虫) — originally a torch made from insects, now a candle.

là蜡

zhú烛

candle

燃

le了

là蜡

zhú烛

。

We lit a candle during the power outage.

zhú烛

guāng光

wǎn晚

cān餐

fēi非

cháng常

làng浪

màn漫

。

A candlelight dinner is very romantic.

zhè这

ge个

zhú烛

tái台

shì是

yín银

zhì制

de的

。

This candlestick is made of silver.

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