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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

烛 zhú
candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine
radical 86 ⽕ · 10 strokes
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 烛光.

WordPinyinMeaning
蜡烛 (蠟燭)là zhúcandle; measure word: 根 (gēn), 支 (zhī)
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
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (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.

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