Chinese symbol for “candlelight”
烛光
zhú guāng
Traditional: 燭光
candlelight; candlelit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for candlelight is 烛光 (zhú guāng), defined as: candlelight; candlelit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd).
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 烛光.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蜡烛 (蠟燭) | là zhú | candle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī) |
| 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 |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
| 时光 (時光) | shí guāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “candlelight”.
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.