Memory phrase for the character: 烛

烛

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Meaning

candle, to illuminate

Pronunciation

 zhú

Explanation

 Left: fire 火, right: insect 虫 (here: bee 蜂)

Mnemonic
 
The fire that comes from an insect, is the (beeswax) of the candle.

Radicals

火 fireAlso this radical 灬 stands for fire.
虫 insectThe body 口 and the sting ム of an insect. Also this radical 昆 is understood as insect.
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 Vocabulary

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  

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