蜡烛
Old HSK 6
蜡烛 (làzhú) · candle
蜡烛 (làzhú) means “candle”. It is written with 2 characters: 蜡 (candle) + 烛 (candle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 蜡烛 is built
The characters
蜡 là · candle
What 蜡 is made of
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 中zhōng — central
- 昔xī — past
- 廿niàn — twenty
- 廾gǒng — two hands
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廿niàn — twenty
烛 zhú · candle
What 烛 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 虫chóng — insect
- 中zhōng — central
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 中zhōng — central
Example sentences
停电了，我们点了一根蜡烛。Tíngdiàn le, wǒmen diǎn le yì gēn làzhú.The power went out, so we lit a candle.
生日蛋糕上有十根蜡烛。Shēngrì dàngāo shàng yǒu shí gēn làzhú.There are ten candles on the birthday cake.
Questions about 蜡烛
What does 蜡烛 mean?
蜡烛 (làzhú) means “candle”.
How do you pronounce 蜡烛?
蜡烛 is pronounced làzhú.
Which HSK level is 蜡烛?
蜡烛 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 蜡烛 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 112: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.