Memory phrase for the Kanji: 烛


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Meaning

candle, to illuminate

Pronunciation

zhú

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

fireAlso this radical stands for fire.
insectAlso this radical 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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