Chinese Character: 烛 (zhú - Candle)
1. Character Basics (基本信息)
Radical: 火 (Fire radical)
Stroke Count: 10
Character Decomposition: 火 + 虫 (Fire + Insect, originally, candles were made from insect wax)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: zhú (Second tone)
3. Meaning (含义)
烛 mainly refers to a candle. It can also symbolize light or illumination in a metaphorical sense.“烛”主要指蜡烛，在比喻意义上也可象征光明或照亮。
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 蜡烛 (là zhú) - Candle
- 烛台 (zhú tái) - Candlestick
- 烛火 (zhú huǒ) - Candle flame
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
烛是主要用于名词。可用于“点烛”（点燃蜡烛）这样的短语中。“烛”主要用作名词，可用于“点烛”（点燃蜡烛）这样的短语中。
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
在中国文化中，蜡烛常用于节日、仪式，象征着希望和温暖。例如，在元宵节，人们会在灯笼里点上蜡烛。在中国文化中，蜡烛常用于节日、仪式，象征着希望和温暖。例如，在元宵节，人们会在灯笼里点上蜡烛。
7. Example Sentence (例句)
夜晚，他点亮了蜡烛。(Yè wǎn, tā diǎn liàng le là zhú.) - At night, he lit the candle.
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can remember 烛 by associating the "火" (fire) radical with the light of a candle, and the "虫" (insect) part with the historical use of insect wax to make candles.你可以通过将“火”旁与蜡烛的光联系起来，将“虫”部分与历史上用虫蜡制作蜡烛的做法联系起来，来记忆“烛”字。