蜡 là candle
candle; wax
How to remember 蜡: 虫 insect + 昔 the old days = candle. During the power cut Grandpa tells stories of the old days while a lonely insect circles the table covered in candle and matches.
Component breakdown
蜡 = 虫 insect + 昔 the old days
- 虫 insect
- 昔 the old days
During the power cut Grandpa tells stories of the old days while a lonely insect circles the table covered in candle and matches.
How it is used
- 'Wax/candle' - 蜡烛 (làzhú) a candle, 蜡笔 (làbǐ) crayon, 蜡像 (làxiàng) a wax figure.
- Idiom 味同嚼蜡 (wèitóngjiáolà), 'tastes like chewing wax' - dull, insipid (of food, or of writing/speech).
Words with 蜡
Example sentences
- 请把蜡烛顺次排列。 Qǐng bǎ làzhú shùncì páiliè.Please arrange these candles in order.