烛

燭

zhú

noun #27,733

Measure Word

一根烛 gēn

Meanings

1 candle
2 (literary) to illuminate

Characters

candle; to illuminate

Examples

停电了，我点了一根烛。

Tíngdiàn le, wǒ diǎnle yī gēn zhú.

The power went out, so I lit a candle.

烛光在黑暗中摇曳。

Zhúguāng zài hēiàn zhōng yáoyè.

The candlelight flickered in the darkness.

Tips

usage

烛 is mostly used in compounds: 蜡烛 (làzhú, candle), 烛光 (zhúguāng, candlelight), 烛台 (zhútái, candlestick). Standalone 烛 sounds literary or poetic.

Stroke Order

烛 zhú