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烛

Traditional: 燭

zhú

zhú · zuk1 (Jyutping)

  1. candle
  2. (literary) to illuminate

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Character breakdown

烛

Meaning
candle, taper; shine, illuminate
Radical
火
Strokes
10
Components
⿰火虫
Cangjie
FLMI
Four-corner
9583

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