烛
Ancient forms
1 formGlyphs: Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
Meaning
zhú zhu2
- candle
- (literary) to illuminate
Example sentences
- Ken lit the candles.
HSK words with 烛
More words with 烛
- 花烛 huāzhú wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple
- 烛光 zhúguāng candle light
- 红烛 hóngzhú red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
- 火烛 huǒzhú fire and candles
- 烛火 zhúhuǒ candle flame
- 烛台 zhútái candlestick
- 香烛 xiāngzhú joss stick and candle
- 烛架 zhújià candlestick holder
- 烛泪 zhúlèi drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
- 炳烛 bǐngzhú by bright candlelight
- 风中之烛 fēngzhōngzhīzhú lit. candle in the wind (idiom)