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

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Character Breakdown

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烛=火fire+虫insect

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

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HSK Vocabulary: 烛

HSK words that contain this character.

蜡烛

là zhú

candle

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 烛 is used in context

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.

zhú烛

guāng光

wǎn晚

cān餐

fēi非

cháng常

làng浪

màn漫

。

zhè这

ge个

zhú烛

tái台

shì是

yín银

zhì制

de的

。

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