烛

Traditional (Taiwan): 燭

zhú ㄓㄨˊ

    • candle
    • to illuminate

      literary

Classifiers (measure words)

烛 itself can also be a classifier

Other words read zhú

In the same tone

  • 竹 zhú bamboo
  • 术 zhú various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea
  • 逐 zhú pursue
  • 竺 zhú surname Zhu
  • 舳 zhú poopdeck

All 11 words read zhú

zhu with other tones

  • 住 zhù live
  • 属 zhǔ join together
  • 主 zhǔ owner
  • 朱 zhū vermilion
  • 驻 zhù halt

All 62 words read zhu in any tone

The stroke order and parts of 烛

    部首 radical
    火
    笔画 strokes
    10, with 6 after the 部首
    结构 structure
    左右结构
    偏旁 parts
    火虫
    形旁 meaning
    火
    声旁 sound
    虫

    Words with 烛

    Starting with 烛

    • 烛光 zhúguāng candlelight
    • 烛台 zhútái candlestick
    • 烛火 zhúhuǒ candle flame
    • 烛泪 zhúlèi drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
    • 烛光晚餐 zhúguāngwǎncān candlelit dinner

    All 6 words starting with 烛

    Ending with 烛

    All 9 words ending with 烛

    Containing 烛

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