烛

candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine; candle; (literary) to illuminate

Strokes
10
Pinyin
zhú

Parts

Words with 烛

  1. 火烛huǒ zhú · huozhufire and candles; household things that burn
  2. 炳烛bǐng zhú · bingzhuby bright candlelight
  3. 烛光zhú guāng · zhuguangcandlelight; candlelit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
  4. 烛架zhú jià · zhujiacandlestick holder; candlestand; candelabra
  5. 烛泪zhú lèi · zhuleidrop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
  6. 烛火zhú huǒ · zhuhuocandle flame
  7. 烛台zhú tái · zhutaicandlestick; candle holder
  8. 红烛hóng zhú · hongzhured candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
  9. 花烛huā zhú · huazhuwedding 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; (botany) anthurium
  10. 蜡烛là zhú · lazhucandle
  11. 香烛xiāng zhú · xiangzhujoss stick and candle
  12. 圣烛节shèng zhú jié · shengzhujieCandlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
  13. 倒吊蜡烛dào diào là zhú · daodiaolazhuWrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
  14. 洞房花烛dòng fáng huā zhú · dongfanghuazhubridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom)
  15. 烛光晚餐zhú guāng wǎn cān · zhuguangwancancandlelit dinner
  16. 风中之烛fēng zhōng zhī zhú · fengzhongzhizhulit. candle in the wind (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread
  17. 风烛残年fēng zhú cán nián · fengzhucannianone's late days; to have one foot in the grave
  18. 洞房花烛夜dòng fáng huā zhú yè · dongfanghuazhuyewedding night
  19. 蜡烛两头烧là zhú liǎng tóu shāo · lazhuliangtoushaoto burn the candle at both ends (idiom); to labor under a double burden
  20. 蜡烛不点不亮là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng · lazhubudianbuliangsome people have to be pushed for them to take action
  21. 风中烛,瓦上霜fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng · fengzhongzhu,washangshuanglit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom); fig. (of sb's life) feeble; hanging on a thread

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