xiè
灺
candle ashes; remnants
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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candle ashes; remnants of a burnt candle; embers
literaryLiterary and archaic term found in classical texts; rarely used in modern spoken Chinese. Often appears in poetry describing the end of a banquet or the deep night.
Gǔ古
juàn卷
qīng青
dēng灯
，
xiè炧
jìn尽
gēng更
lán阑
。
Ancient scrolls and dim lamplight, the candle has burned to ash and the night watches have ended.
Shū书
zhuō桌
shàng上
cán残
liú留
zhe着
zuó昨
yè夜
de的
hóng红
zhú烛
zhī之
xiè炧
。
On the desk remained the red candle's ashes from last night.
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Xiè炧
shì是
là蜡
zhú烛
rán燃
shāo烧
hòu后
shèng剩
xià下
de的
yú余
jìn烬
。
Xiè refers to the ashes left after a candle has burned.