Dong Chinese dictionary

zhú

candle

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 蜀 represents the sound.

Components

火 Meaning component

huǒ

fire

蜀 Sound component

shǔ

short name for Sichuan

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

zhú

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

Most common words with 燭

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