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CHINESE CHARACTER
zhú
烛
烛
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candle
- Numbered pinyin
- zhu2
- English meanings
- candle; to illuminate
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God
dig
help; assist
enjoin; instruct
to lean on
red; vermilion; surname
pillar; post
stub
annotation
boil
pig
pearl; bead
gaze; attention
wish
bamboo
short name for Guiyang 貴陽|贵阳[Gui4 yang2]
write; notable
all; various; many
store; save
pursue; one by one
cast metal; forge
halt
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Related words
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