zhú

candle

(literary) to illuminate

fire (火) + insect (虫) = a candle's flame

火 carries the meaning: a flame that lights the dark. 虫 lends the sound zhú and has no semantic role here.

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FireSemantic
InsectPhonetic

桌上放着一根红

zhuō shàng fàng zhe yī gēn hóng zhú。

On the table sits a red candle.

停电后,她点燃火照亮了房间。

tíng diàn hòu,tā diǎn rán zhú huǒ zhào liàng le fáng jiān。

After the power went out, she lit a candle flame to illuminate the room.

Words with 烛

风中之烛

fēng zhōng zhī zhú

lit. candle in the wind (idiom)

风中烛,瓦上霜

fēng zhōng zhú , wǎ shàng shuāng

lit. like a candle in the wind, or frost on the roof (idiom)

风烛残年

fēng zhú cán nián

one's late days

香烛

xiāng zhú

joss stick and candle

倒吊蜡烛

dào diào là zhú

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

洞房花烛

dòng fáng huā zhú

bridal room and ornamented candles

洞房花烛夜

dòng fáng huā zhú yè

wedding night

火烛

huǒ zhú

fire and candles

炳烛

bǐng zhú

by bright candlelight

烛光

zhú guāng

candle light

烛架

zhú jià

candlestick holder

烛泪

zhú lèi

drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle

More characters with 火