Read Edit View history 炷 zhù candle wick Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 主 represents the sound. Originally written as 主, a pictograph of a torch. Pinyin Separate values with commas zhù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 炷 Simp strokes 炷 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 炷 Simp strokes 炷 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 炷 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 120, 569 ], [ 154, 383 ] ], [ [ 390, 648 ], [ 411, 608 ], [ 305, 517 ] ], [ [ 228, 745 ], [ 290, 689 ], [ 260, 270 ], [ 208, 142 ], [ 98, 54 ] ], [ [ 283, 279 ], [ 398, 208 ] ], [ [ 542, 800 ], [ 649, 750 ], [ 697, 695 ] ], [ [ 475, 552 ], [ 557, 549 ], [ 828, 609 ] ], [ [ 486, 336 ], [ 806, 385 ] ], [ [ 598, 536 ], [ 638, 500 ], [ 635, 135 ] ], [ [ 384, 109 ], [ 451, 98 ], [ 829, 146 ], [ 936, 131 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M110,560C115,520 118,479 118,437C117,413 128,394 149,381C159,375 168,378 175,391C182,408 183,427 181,448C177,479 170,504 160,525C150,545 143,562 130,572C124,577 118,576 116,574C110,571 109,566 110,560Z", "M304,510C349,533 397,571 438,589C468,603 436,628 417,640C390,658 379,653 379,639C377,595 332,568 306,536C300,530 296,506 304,510Z", "M288,291C291,311 301,483 304,510C305,527 305,527 306,536C311,602 314,656 331,695C335,706 334,714 326,721C311,734 290,745 264,751C247,756 235,755 229,750C222,746 222,739 228,730C268,666 264,501 241,297C232,222 190,137 116,79C64,38 103,42 143,59C218,93 264,160 283,263C286,282 286,282 288,291Z", "M283,263C295,253 317,239 365,204C385,190 419,194 395,244C379,277 331,287 288,291C279,293 275,269 283,263Z", "M581,752C603,737 626,718 651,698C662,689 675,686 687,686C695,687 701,693 704,704C706,717 704,735 695,757C684,782 642,799 570,809C557,811 548,812 544,808C539,805 537,797 541,787C543,778 558,768 581,752Z", "M643,543C685,553 729,563 775,573C805,581 823,587 827,591C848,613 814,625 794,627C775,630 734,619 669,599C593,577 532,568 489,562C464,559 460,550 479,538C515,517 554,524 592,532C626,539 626,539 643,543Z", "M668,342C712,351 753,358 791,364C836,373 802,404 763,410C738,414 708,408 670,396C629,384 629,384 609,378C566,366 526,356 489,346C468,341 485,308 539,318C562,323 586,327 610,331C649,338 649,338 668,342Z", "M663,151C665,220 665,284 668,342C669,378 669,378 670,396C674,520 692,506 643,543C629,553 586,548 592,532C600,510 607,459 609,378C610,347 610,347 610,331C611,283 610,220 611,143C611,125 663,133 663,151Z", "M611,143C543,133 470,127 393,116C378,115 376,107 388,95C415,67 447,70 462,73C563,100 714,112 913,112C948,112 946,134 927,149C887,182 843,187 794,174C757,165 713,159 663,151C628,146 628,146 611,143Z" ] } 9 strokes 炷 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 122, 563 ], [ 147, 483 ], [ 159, 395 ] ], [ [ 437, 603 ], [ 405, 610 ], [ 361, 565 ], [ 314, 529 ], [ 310, 516 ] ], [ [ 238, 740 ], [ 287, 697 ], [ 278, 410 ], [ 258, 258 ], [ 231, 180 ], [ 202, 132 ], [ 143, 77 ], [ 95, 51 ] ], [ [ 289, 284 ], [ 364, 239 ], [ 387, 210 ] ], [ [ 551, 800 ], [ 656, 744 ], [ 685, 705 ] ], [ [ 481, 551 ], [ 503, 546 ], [ 559, 549 ], [ 767, 599 ], [ 820, 602 ] ], [ [ 491, 334 ], [ 528, 336 ], [ 732, 383 ], [ 765, 385 ], [ 796, 378 ] ], [ [ 599, 530 ], [ 638, 497 ], [ 637, 174 ], [ 616, 152 ] ], [ [ 391, 105 ], [ 444, 96 ], [ 835, 147 ], [ 869, 145 ], [ 927, 128 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 110 560 Q 119 499 118 437 Q 118 400 149 381 Q 164 371 175 391 Q 185 416 181 448 Q 177 494 160 525 Q 148 555 130 572 Q 121 576 116 574 Q 109 568 110 560 Z", "M 304 510 Q 341 532 363 545 Q 411 579 438 589 Q 457 596 448 612 Q 438 627 417 640 Q 398 653 387 651 Q 377 650 379 639 Q 380 614 335 566 Q 320 553 306 536 C 287 513 278 495 304 510 Z", "M 288 291 Q 300 369 304 510 L 306 536 Q 307 635 331 695 Q 338 710 326 721 Q 304 740 264 751 Q 239 757 229 750 Q 220 743 228 730 Q 289 634 241 297 Q 213 177 159 119 Q 134 92 99 64 Q 87 55 88 51 Q 89 47 101 48 Q 113 44 143 59 Q 257 107 283 263 L 288 291 Z", "M 283 263 Q 287 259 297 253 Q 330 231 365 204 Q 377 194 389 196 Q 398 197 401 208 Q 404 221 395 244 Q 383 274 290 291 L 288 291 C 258 294 260 283 283 263 Z", "M 581 752 Q 615 728 651 698 Q 669 685 687 686 Q 700 687 704 704 Q 708 723 695 757 Q 679 793 570 809 Q 551 812 544 808 Q 538 802 541 787 Q 547 774 581 752 Z", "M 643 543 Q 707 559 775 573 Q 821 585 827 591 Q 836 600 831 608 Q 824 620 794 627 Q 767 631 669 599 Q 555 569 489 562 Q 452 555 479 538 Q 521 517 590 532 L 592 532 L 643 543 Z", "M 668 342 Q 734 355 791 364 Q 821 370 810 386 Q 795 405 763 410 Q 727 416 670 396 L 609 378 Q 545 362 489 346 Q 467 342 494 322 Q 509 312 539 318 Q 575 325 610 331 L 668 342 Z", "M 663 151 Q 666 254 668 342 L 670 396 Q 670 451 674 487 Q 683 515 643 543 C 619 561 583 561 592 532 Q 605 499 609 378 L 610 331 Q 610 258 611 143 C 611 113 662 121 663 151 Z", "M 611 143 Q 509 131 393 116 Q 371 113 388 95 Q 403 80 422 74 Q 444 68 462 73 Q 615 112 913 112 Q 934 112 939 121 Q 945 134 927 149 Q 867 197 794 174 Q 739 165 663 151 L 611 143 Z" ] } 9 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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