ㄓㄨ ˊ

zhú

candle

烛 is a 10 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as zhú in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the character 燭 is used.

It is made up of the components 火 (fire) and 虫 (insect).

  • 烛
    ㄓㄨ ˊ

    zhú

    candle

    • 火
      ㄏㄨㄛ ˇ

      huǒ

      fire

    • 虫
      ㄔㄨㄥ ˊ

      chóng

      insect

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Definitions for 烛 pronounced as zhú

  • candle
  • (literary) to illuminate

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