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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

烛 zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
架 jià
frame, rack, stand; to prop up
radical 75 ⽊ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烛架.

WordPinyinMeaning
蜡烛 (蠟燭)là zhúcandle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī)
烛光 (燭光)zhú guāngcandlelight; candlelit (vigil etc)
烛台 (燭臺)zhú táicandlestick; candle holder
烛火 (燭火)zhú huǒcandle flame
洞房花烛 (洞房花燭)dòng fáng huā zhúbridal room and ornamented candles; wedding festivities (idiom)
香烛 (香燭)xiāng zhújoss stick and candle
绑架 (綁架)bǎng jiàto 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.