Chinese symbol for “candelabra”
烛架
zhú jià
Traditional: 燭架
candlestick holder; candlestand; candelabra
The closest CC-CEDICT match for candelabra is 烛架 (zhú jià), defined as: candlestick holder; candlestand; candelabra.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 烛架.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜡烛 (蠟燭) | là zhú | candle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) |
| 烛光 (燭光) | zhú guāng | candlelight; candlelit (vigil etc) |
| 烛台 (燭臺) | zhú tái | candlestick; candle holder |
| 烛火 (燭火) | zhú huǒ | candle flame |
| 洞房花烛 (洞房花燭) | dòng fáng huā zhú | bridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom) |
| 香烛 (香燭) | xiāng zhú | joss stick and candle |
| 绑架 (綁架) | bǎng jià | to kidnap; to abduct |
| 框架 | kuàng jià | (construction) frame; (fig.) framework |
See also: Japanese symbol for “candelabra”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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