炬 jù torch
How to remember 炬: 火 fire + 巨 large = torch. At the opening ceremony, the runner lifts the fire high above the large crowd, carrying the Olympic torch to the stage.
Component breakdown
炬 = 火 fire + 巨 large
- 火 fire
- 巨 large
At the opening ceremony, the runner lifts the fire high above the large crowd, carrying the Olympic torch to the stage.
How it is used
- A torch - 火炬 (huǒjù), especially the Olympic/ceremonial torch: 火炬传递 (huǒjù chuándì) the torch relay.
- 付之一炬 (fùzhī-yíjù), to commit to a single torch, means to reduce to ashes / burn everything up. Literary/ceremonial.