燭 = 火 + 蜀

燭 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “candle”. It is built from 火 (fire) and 蜀 (one of the three kingdoms).

Keyword: candle
Pinyin (Mandarin): zhú
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: candle, taper, свеча, сужение, taper
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 燭 candlelight

Decomposition

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火 fire
蜀 one of the three kingdoms

How to find 燭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fire” + “one of the three kingdoms”. 燭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 燭 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.