蜡扦 Traditional form: 蠟扦 Pinyin (reading): làqiān Definitions: candlestick with a spike, onto which candles are impaled Characters: 蜡 - candle, wax; maggot 扦 - to probe, to poke, to pierce, to pick at Traditional characters: 蠟 - candle, wax; maggot 扦 - to probe, to poke, to pierce, to pick at