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wax

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
là
ロウ
みつろう、ろうそく
Components
Traditional (蠟)
虫 insects+ 巤 a mane =
蠟 wax
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
insect
巤 Phonetic component
liè a mane
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Simplified (蜡)
虫 insects+ 昔 times past =
蜡 wax
虫 Meaning component
chóng insects
insects, worms
昔 Phonetic component
xī times past
formerly
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Japanese (蝋)
虫 insects+ 鼡 rat =
蝋 wax
虫
虫
insects
鼡
鼡
rat
Notes
Similar Characters
蛊 harm (simp)蜀 short name for Sichuan蟲 insects (trad)烛 taper (simp)融 melt独 alone (jp)触 touch (jp)浊 filthy (simp)繭 cocoon (trad/jp)茧 callus (simp)萤 glow-worm (simp)虮 louse (simp)虰 less common word虱 bug (simp)虹 rainbow虺 large poisonous snake虻 horsefly虼 a flea虽 even (simp)虾 prawn (simp)
Chinese
蜡 / 蠟 [là]
candle; wax
Japanese
蝋 ろう 、 ロウ 同音
noun usually kana wax
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蝋 はすえ
Hasue unclassified name
蝋 ろうざき
Rouzaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (43)
蜡烛 [là​zhú] #3,983
candle
蜡笔 [là​bǐ] #16,924
crayon
石蜡 [shí​là] #41,022
paraffin wax
蜡像馆 [là​xiàng​guǎn] #30,478
waxworks
打蜡 [dǎ​là] #28,795
to wax (a car, floor etc)
蜡染 [là​rǎn] #36,754
batik (color printing on cloth using wax)
发蜡 [fà​là] #48,537
pomade
蜂蜡 [fēng​là] #53,730
beeswax
蜡纸 [là​zhǐ] #48,275
wax paper
白蜡 [bái​là] #53,283
white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)
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JAPANESE WORDS (47)
⭐ 蝋燭 [ろうそく] #13,520
candle
蝋 [ろう] #24,818
wax
封蝋 [ふうろう] #42,826
sealing wax
蝋人形 [ろうにんぎょう] #59,239
wax figure
蜜蝋 [みつろう] #71,050
beeswax
白蝋 [はくろう] #87,168
white wax
蝋細工 [ろうざいく] #88,614
waxwork
屍蝋 [しろう] #114,954
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture)
蝋引き [ろうびき] #129,450
waxing
裸蝋燭 [はだかろうそく] #135,729
naked candle
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KOREAN WORDS (1)
밀랍
beeswax