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Character
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Simplified
Traditional
Ancient
forms
Archaic
forms
Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
主
火
⿰
火
主
Mandarin
zhu4, zhu3
English
Definitions
candlewick; incense stick; candle wick; lamp wick; stick of incense
Mnemonic
Lamp
主
with a redundant fire radical
火
Etymology
Notes
Probably the original meaning of
主