zhù炷
炷
common
literary
Meaning of 炷
炷 means wick (of a lamp or candle); to burn (incense). Pronounced zhù.
- wick (of a lamp or candle)
- to burn (incense)
- measure word for sticks of burning incense
Character Info
Radical火
Strokes9
Components
火
主
Stroke Order
炷
Definitions & Examples
Jiǎn剪
qù去
dēng灯
zhù炷
，
ràng让
dēng灯
guāng光
gèng更
liàng亮
。
Trim the wick to make the lamplight brighter.
Gǔ古
lǎo老
de的
tóng铜
dēng灯
lǐ里
，
dēng灯
zhù炷
zǎo早
yǐ已
rán燃
jìn尽
。
In the ancient bronze lamp, the wick had long since burned out.