炷

zhù
Rank #5426

Definitions

zhù wick of an oil lamp; to burn (incense etc); classifier for lit incense sticks

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound. Originally written as 主, a pictograph of a torch.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Related Characters

Component: 主

住 往 注 驻 柱 蛀 拄 麈 駐 砫 註 妵 黈

Component: 火

灵 炮 灭 烟 炸 伙 灯 秋 烧 爆 烦 灰 炎 灾

Components

主 火