Memory phrase for the Kanji: 烛
烛
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Meaning
candle, to illuminate
Pronunciation
zhú
Explanation
Left: fire 火, right: insect 虫 (here: bee 蜂)
Mnemonic
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The fire that comes from an insect, is the (beeswax) of the candle.
Radicals
火
fire Also this radical 灬 stands for fire.
虫
insect The body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
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Vocabulary
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蜡烛
là zhú
candle
烛光
zhú guāng
candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
香烛
xiāng zhú
joss stick and candle
香烛
xiāng zhú
香烛
xiāng zhú