炬(jù)

HSK 7-98 strokes

torch

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Character information

Pinyin
jù
Meaning
torch
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 炬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰火巨

In this compound, the meaning comes from 火 (fire); 巨 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

火huǒ巨jù

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 炬 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 炬

Common words using 炬 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huǒ火jù炬
HSK 7-9

(flaming) torch; CL:把[ba3]

Open 火炬 page →
là蜡jù炬

(literary) candle

Open 蜡炬 page →
huǒ火jù炬shǒu手

(lit. and fig.) torchbearer

Open 火炬手 page →
fù付zhī之yī一jù炬

to put to the torch (idiom)

Open 付之一炬 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 炬’s common words

火蜡手付之一

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