炷 = 火 + 主

炷 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “candle wick”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 主 (master).

Keyword: candle wick
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhù
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: candle wick, lamp wick, ламповый фитиль, свечной фитиль, lamp wick

Decomposition

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火 fire
主 master

How to find 炷 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “master”. 炷 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 炷 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.