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Meaning of 蜡

Pinyin là、 zhà

Radical

虫

Strokes

Definition

candle / wax

Usage

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蜡蠟 là 名 1. A type of oil originated from animals, plants, or minerals. It has plasticity, is easily melted, insoluble in water, and soluble in carbon disulfide and benzene. Examples include: - 石蜡 (paraffin) - 蜂蜡 (beeswax) - 蜡笔 (wax crayon) - 蜡疗 (wax therapy) - 蜡染 (wax dyeing) - 蜡人 (wax figure) - 蜡纸 (wax paper) - 蜡烛 (candle) - 蜡黄 (a color described as yellow like wax) - 蜡丸 (wax ball). 2. A colloquial abbreviation for candle (蜡烛). 动 1. To apply wax (to polish). 2. See also zhà. 古时的祭礼，于年终大祭万物，周朝称为“蜡”。 In ancient times, it referred to a sacrificial ceremony held at the end of the year, known as "蜡" during the Zhou dynasty. 蜡 [zhà] 动 1. A name for an ancient sacrifice. The end-of-year sacrifice for all things in the Zhou dynasty. 2. See also là. 例: - 天子大蜡八 (The emperor conducts the great wax ceremony). 蜡腊 (year-end sacrifice); 蜡坛 (altar for the wax sacrifice); 蜡宾 (assistant in year-end sacrifices); 蜡祠 (shrine for wax sacrifices); 蜡月 (indicates the twelfth month in the Zhou calendar); 蜡日 (day for the great end-of-year wax sacrifice); 蜡祭 (a name for the sacrifice at the end of the year, combining the offerings to all gods). 蜡 [zhà] 动 1. An ancient sacrificial term. Verified as above. 2. See also là. 名 1. Fly larvae. (Note: The last statement is a reference pulled from traditional dictionary explanations.)

味同嚼蜡 wèi tóng jiáo là

tastes as if one is chewing wax (idiom) / tasteless / insipid

蜡烛 là zhú

candle / CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]

蜡丸 là wán

wax pill / wax-wrapped pill

蜂蜡 fēng là

beeswax

石蜡 shí là

paraffin wax

蜡黄 là huáng

sallow / waxen / wax yellow

白蜡 bái là

white wax from Chinese white wax bug (Ericerus pela)

蜡质 là zhì

waxiness

蜡染 là rǎn

batik (color printing on cloth using wax)

叶蜡石 yè là shí

pyrophyllite / agalmatolite / pagodite / pyrauxite

打蜡 dǎ là

to wax (a car, floor etc)

蜡像 là xiàng

waxen image / wax statue

蜡纸 là zhǐ

wax paper / stencil paper

蜡像馆 là xiàng guǎn

waxworks / museum of waxwork figures

脱蜡 tuō là

dewaxing

白蜡树 bái là shù

Chinese ash (Fraxinus chinensis), whose bark, flowers and leaves are used in TCM

黄蜡 huáng là

beeswax

发蜡 fà là

pomade

上蜡 shàng là

waxing

液体石蜡 yè tǐ shí là

liquid paraffin