燭 (zuk1 | zhu2) : candle

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燭

zuk1

zhu2

[1] [n] candle; taper
[2] [v] illuminate; light up
[3] [n] watt

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Stroke count: 17

Level: 1

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

燭 / 烛

This word has been viewed 5259 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Feb 2012 04:04

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火燭車 fo2 zuk1 ce1 huo3 zhu2 che1 = fire engine 粵

蠟燭 laap6 zuk1 la4 zhu2 = a candle

火燭 fo2 zuk1 huo3 zhu2 = to catch fire 粵

洋燭 joeng4 zuk1 = a candle 粵

燭光 zuk1 gwong1 = candlelight

燭光晚餐 zuk1 gwong1 maan5 caan1 = candlelight dinner

燭光晚會 zuk1 gwong1 maan5 wui6*2 = candlelight vigil

大燭台 daai6 zuk1 toi4 = a candelabra

枝狀大燭台 zi1 zong6 daai6 zuk1 toi4 = a (branched) candelabrum

光明節燭台 gwong1 ming4 zit3 zuk1 toi4 = a menorah

飲臘燭 jam3 laap6 zuk1 = [v] to dip candles

燭芯 zuk1 sam1 zhu2 xin1 = candlewick

飛機火燭 fei1 gei1 fo2 zuk1 = bewitching, charming (of a girl) 粵

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蠟燭光照得妳好靚呀！粵
You look beautiful in the candlelight!

燭光照的妳真美麗！國
You look beautiful in the candlelight!

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 燭
Unicode code for this character: U+71ed (off-site link)

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