炬

jù

Meanings

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jù

1.torch

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Wiktionary

1.torch
2.candle

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ɡaʔ): semantic 火 (“fire”) + phonetic 巨 (OC *ɡaʔ).

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Stroke order

Components

炬火巨

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Derived terms

一炬付之一炬付諸一炬付诸一炬火炬炬火目光如炬蠟炬蜡炬麻炬

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Related words

火炬 (flaming) torch 蜡炬 (literary) candle 火炬手 (lit. and fig.) torchbearer 付之一炬 to put to the torch (idiom)氧乙炔炬 an oxyacetylene torch 氧乙炔焊炬 oxyacetylene torch