zhú

candle; (literary) to illuminate

Character data

Radical ⽕ (86.13)
Strokes 17
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Definitions

燭 zhú
  1. 1. candle
  2. 2. (literary) to illuminate

Words containing 燭

Word Meaning
Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
wedding festivities (idiom)
wedding night
household things that burn; fire and candles
by bright candlelight
candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc)
candlestick holder; candlestand; candelabra
drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
candle flame
candlestick; candle holder
variant of bǐng zhú
red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
candle
some people have to be pushed for them to take action
to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)
lit. candle in the wind (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble
lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)
one's late days; to have one foot in the grave
joss stick and candle
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