zhú
candle
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 虫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 燭.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 烛
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
candle | ||
candle light | ||
candle | ||
candlestick | ||
joss stick and candle |