(zhuō) - A dim, not bright fire & also an archaic character with obscure usage.

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zhuō | 9 strokes | radical: 火

· zhuō

A dim, not bright fire;

also an archaic character with obscure usage.

A dim, not bright firealso an archaic character with obscure usage.

Usage highlights

dim fireancient character 炪fire radical character
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Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient text described a dim fire (炪火).
  • It appears in classical dictionaries as a variant character (炪).
  • The character is composed of fire (火) and emerge (出) components.

Collocations

  • dim fire(炪火)
  • ancient character 炪(古字炪)
  • fire radical character(火部字)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 炪 is an extremely rare character found primarily in ancient dictionaries.
  • Its composition suggests a meaning related to a fire that emerges but is not bright.
  • It represents the category of obscure Chinese characters preserved in historical texts.

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