Chinese symbol for “candle”
蜡烛
là zhú
Traditional: 蠟燭
candle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for candle is 蜡烛 (là zhú), defined as: candle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī).
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
Other Chinese words for “candle”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜡 (蠟) | là | candle; wax |
| 烛 (燭) | zhú | candle; (literary) to illuminate |
| 蜡炬 (蠟炬) | là jù | (literary) candle |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 蜡烛.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜡笔 (蠟筆) | là bǐ | crayon (wax type) |
| 蜡像馆 (蠟像館) | là xiàng guǎn | wax museum; waxworks |
| 蜡像 (蠟像) | là xiàng | waxwork; wax figure |
| 石蜡 (石蠟) | shí là | paraffin wax |
| 打蜡 (打蠟) | dǎ là | to wax (a car, floor etc) |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “candle”.
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.