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Animated Stroke Order 烛
Stroke Order Diagrams 烛
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HSK Vocabulary: 烛
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 烛 is used in context
1
tíng停
diàn电
shí时
wǒ我
men们
diǎn点
rán燃
le了
là蜡
zhú烛
。
We lit a candle during the power outage.
2
zhú烛
guāng光
wǎn晚
cān餐
fēi非
cháng常
làng浪
màn漫
。
A candlelight dinner is very romantic.
3
zhè这
ge个
zhú烛
tái台
shì是
yín银
zhì制
de的
。
This candlestick is made of silver.
4
zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhī支
là蜡
zhú烛
。
This is a candle.
5
wǎn晚
shàng上
tíng停
diàn电
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
diǎn点
le了
yī一
zhī支
là蜡
zhú烛
zhào照
míng明
。
When the power went out at night, we lit a candle for light.
6
shēng生
rì日
dàn蛋
gāo糕
shàng上
chā插
zhe着
wǔ五
yán颜
liù六
sè色
de的
là蜡
zhú烛
，
hái孩
zi子
men们
kāi开
xīn心
dì地
chàng唱
zhe着
shēng生
rì日
gē歌
。
Colorful candles were inserted into the birthday cake, and the children happily sang the birthday song.
Information
Traditional燭
Radical火
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2541
Zhuyinㄓㄨˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+70DB
CangjieFBM
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Cultural note
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