烛光 (zhú guāng) — candlelight

Definition

noun
candlelight
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 烛光
    Tā men zài yí dùn làng màn de zhú guāng wǎn cān zhōng dù guò le jié hūn jì niàn rì.
    They spent their wedding anniversary over a romantic candlelight dinner.
  • 烛光
    Tíng diàn de shí hou, wǒ men diǎn qǐ zhú guāng, wéi zuò zài yì qǐ jiǎng gù shi.
    When the power went out, we lit candlelight and sat together telling stories.
  • 烛光
    zhú guāng Zài wēi fēng zhōng qīng qīng yáo yè, yìng zhào zhe qiáng shàng gǔ lǎo de zhào piàn.
    The candlelight flickered gently in the breeze, reflecting off the old photos on the wall.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

zhúcandle

烛 means candle and 光 means light, together meaning light from a candle.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • huǒfire
  • jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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