燭
See also: 烛
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Translingual
Han character
燭 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+13, 17 strokes, cangjie input 火田中戈 (FWLI), four-corner 96827, composition ⿰火蜀)
References
- KangXi: page 685, character 11
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19480
- Dae Jaweon: page 1098, character 3
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2241, character 2
- Unihan data for U+71ED
Chinese
| trad. | 燭 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 烛* | |
Glyph origin
Characters in the same phonetic series (蜀) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 襡 | *toːʔ, *toːɡs, *doːʔ, *doːɡ, *djoɡ |
| 噣 | *toːɡs, *tuɡs, *rtoːɡ, *tjoɡ |
| 斣 | *toːɡs |
| 歜 | *sdoːmʔ, *tʰjoɡ |
| 斀 | *rtoːɡ |
| 孎 | *rtoːɡ, *toɡ |
| 濁 | *rdoːɡ |
| 鐲 | *rdoːɡ, *zroːɡ, *djoɡ |
| 鸀 | *rdoːɡ, *tjoɡ |
| 擉 | *sʰroːɡ |
| 獨 | *doːɡ |
| 髑 | *doːɡ |
| 韣 | *doːɡ, *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
| 斸 | *toɡ |
| 钃 | *toɡ |
| 欘 | *toɡ |
| 躅 | *doɡ |
| 蠋 | *doɡ, *tjoɡ |
| 燭 | *tjoɡ |
| 囑 | *tjoɡ |
| 矚 | *tjoɡ |
| 屬 | *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
| 属 | *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
| 蠾 | *tjoɡ, *djoɡ |
| 觸 | *tʰjoɡ |
| 臅 | *tʰjoɡ |
| 觕 | *sʰlaː, *zlaːʔ, *tʰjoɡ |
| 蜀 | *djoɡ |
Etymology
Compare Tibetan དུགས་པ (dugs pa, “to make warm, to warm, to light”) and Burmese တောက် (tauk, “to shine, to illuminate, to make fire”).
Pronunciation
Definitions
燭
- candle; taper
- 燭至起，食至起，上客起。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Zhú zhì qǐ, shí zhì qǐ, shàngkè qǐ. [Pinyin]
- When the torches come, he should rise; and also when the viands come in, or a visitor of superior rank
烛至起，食至起，上客起。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- to shine; to illuminate
- 明哲煌煌，旁燭無疆，遜於不虞，以保天命，譔《問明》。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE
- Míngzhé huáng huáng, páng zhú wújiāng, xùn yú bùyú, yǐ bǎo tiānmìng, quán “wèn míng”. [Pinyin]
- When wisdom is splendid and bright, shining everywhere without limit, one may avoid unforeseen dangers and protect his Heaven-decreed destiny. Thus, I have written "Asking about Seeing Clearly."
明哲煌煌，旁烛无疆，逊于不虞，以保天命，撰《问明》。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) candlepower (unit)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 蠟燭 (“candle”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words edit |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 蠟燭, 蠟炬 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Taiwan | 蠟燭 | |
| Tianjin | 洋蠟 dated | |
| Harbin | 洋蠟 | |
| Yantai (Muping) | 蠟 | |
| Jinan | 蠟燭, 蠟, 洋蠟 | |
| Luoyang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟 | |
| Wanrong | 蠟, 洋燭 | |
| Wanrong (Ronghe) | 蠟, 洋蠟 | |
| Xi'an | 蠟, 洋蠟 | |
| Yinchuan | 蠟, 洋蠟 | |
| Lanzhou | 蠟, 洋蠟 | |
| Ürümqi | 洋蠟, 蠟 | |
| Wuhan | 蠟燭, 洋蠟, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Chengdu | 蠟燭, 蠟 | |
| Guiyang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 燭 | |
| Kunming | 洋燭, 洋蠟 | |
| Guilin | 蠟燭 | |
| Liuzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟 | |
| Xuzhou | 蠟燭 | |
| Yangzhou | 蠟燭 | |
| Nanjing | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Hefei | 蠟燭 | |
| Singapore | 蠟燭 | |
| Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 蠟燈, 蠟 | |
| Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 蠟燈 | |
| Kokang | 洋蠟 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 蠟燭, 洋燭 |
| Hong Kong | 蠟燭, 洋燭 | |
| Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 蠟燭 | |
| Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 蠟燭 | |
| Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 蠟燭 | |
| Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 蠟燭 | |
| Macau | 蠟燭 | |
| Guangzhou (Panyu) | 洋燭 | |
| Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 洋燭 | |
| Guangzhou (Conghua) | 蠟燭, 洋燭 | |
| Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 蠟燭 | |
| Foshan | 蠟燭 | |
| Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 油燭 | |
| Foshan (Shunde) | 蠟燭 | |
| Foshan (Sanshui) | 蠟燭 | |
| Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 洋燭 | |
| Zhuhai (Qianshan) | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka) | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhuhai (Doumen) | 蠟燭 | |
| Jiangmen (Baisha) | 蠟燭 | |
| Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 蠟燭 | |
| Taishan | 蠟燭 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 蠟燭 | |
| Enping (Niujiang) | 蠟燭 | |
| Heshan (Yayao) | 洋燭 | |
| Dongguan | 蠟燭 | |
| Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 蠟燭 | |
| Yangjiang | 蠟燭 | |
| Nanning | 蠟燭 | |
| Wuzhou | 蠟燭 | |
| Yulin | 蠟燭 | |
| Hepu (Lianzhou) | 蠟燭 | |
| Beihai | 蠟燭 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 蠟燭 | |
| Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 蠟燭 | |
| Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 蠟燭 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 蠟燭 | |
| Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 蠟燭 | |
| Móng Cái | 蠟燭 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟, 洋蠟燭 |
| Lichuan | 蠟燭, 燭 | |
| Pingxiang | 洋蠟燭, 礦燭 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 蠟燭 | |
| Dongguan (Qingxi) | 蠟燭 | |
| Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 洋燭 | |
| Conghua (Lütian) | 火燭 | |
| Yudu | 洋燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 蠟燭 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 蠟燭 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 蠟燭 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 蠟燭 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 蠟燭 | |
| Hong Kong | 蠟燭 | |
| Luchuan (Daqiao) | 蠟燭 | |
| Senai (Huiyang) | 蠟燭 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 蠟燭, 蠟, 洋蠟 |
| Xinzhou | 蠟, 洋蠟 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 蠟燭 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 燭, 蠟燭 |
| Fuqing | 燭 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 蠟燭 |
| Quanzhou | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhangzhou | 蠟燭 | |
| Dongshan | 蠟燭 | |
| Tainan | 蠟燭 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 燭仔 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 蠟燭 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhangping (Yongfu) | 蠟 | |
| Pingnan (Shangdu) | 蠟燭 | |
| Guilin (Biyange) | 蠟燭 | |
| Chaozhou | 蠟燭 | |
| Shantou | 蠟燭 | |
| Shantou (Chaoyang) | 燭 | |
| Jieyang | 蠟燭 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 蠟燭 | |
| Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 蠟燭 | |
| Pontianak (Teochew) | 蠟燭 | |
| Leizhou | 蠟燭, 燭 | |
| Wenchang | 蠟燭 | |
| Haikou | 蠟燭 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 燭 |
| Xianyou | 蠟燭 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Shaxi (Longdu) | 蠟燭 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 蠟燭 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 蠟燭 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 蠟燭, 專燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Suzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Danyang | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Hangzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Ningbo | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 洋燭 | |
| Wenzhou | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭, 洋燭 | |
| Jinhua | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 | |
| Xiang | Changsha | 蠟燭, 洋蠟燭 |
| Loudi | 蠟燭 | |
| Shuangfeng | 蠟燭 | |
| Quanzhou | 蠟燭 | |
Compounds
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Descendants
- → Bouyei: xugt (“candle”)
Japanese
Kanji
燭
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
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Readings
- Go-on: そく (soku)
- Kan-on: しょく (shoku)
- Kun: ともしび (tomoshibi, 燭)
Compounds
- 蝋燭 (rōsoku): candle
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 燭 |
| しょく Jinmeiyō |
| kan’on |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) しょく [shóꜜkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA(key): [ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
燭 • (shoku)
- a light (source of illumination)
- Synonyms: 明かり, ともしび
- a candlepower
- Synonym: 燭光
Counter
燭 • (-shoku)
- a candlepower
- Synonym: 燭光
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
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| 燭 |
| ともしび Jinmeiyō |
| kun’yomi |
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| (This term, 燭, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
Hanja
燭 • (chok) (hangeul 촉)
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Vietnamese
Han character
燭: Hán Nôm readings: chúc, đuốc
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