蜡烛

Traditional form:

蠟燭

Pinyin (reading):

làzhú

Definitions:

• candle
• CL:根 (gēn),支 (zhī)

Characters:

• 蜡 - candle, wax; maggot
• 烛 - candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine

Traditional characters:

• 蠟 - candle, wax; maggot
• 燭 - candle, taper; to illuminate, to shine