烛

zhú

Definitions

1. candle
2. (literary) to illuminate

Words Containing 烛

• 风中之烛 fēng zhōng zhī zhú: lit. candle in the wind (idiom)
• 倒吊蜡烛 dào diào là zhú: Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)
• 蜡烛 là zhú: candle
• 烛火 zhú huǒ: candle flame
• 洞房花烛夜 dòng fáng huā zhú yè: wedding night
• 火烛 huǒ zhú: fire and candles
• 洞房花烛 dòng fáng huā zhú: bridal room and ornamented candles
• 烛光 zhú guāng: candle light
• 炳烛 bǐng zhú: by bright candlelight
• 香烛 xiāng zhú: joss stick and candle
• 烛台 zhú tái: candlestick
• 蜡烛不点不亮 là zhú bù diǎn bù liàng: some people have to be pushed for them to take action
• 烛架 zhú jià: candlestand
• 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)
• 圣烛节 shèng zhú jié: Candlemas (Christian Festival on 2nd February)
• 红烛 hóng zhú: red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)
• 烛泪 zhú lèi: drop of melted wax that runs down the side of a candle
• 风烛残年 fēng zhú cán nián: one's late days
• 蜡烛两头烧 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo: to burn the candle at both ends (idiom)