蜡 Stroke Order — How to Write 蜡

Stroke Order

蜡 is written in 14 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虫, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

蜡 Radical and Character Components

Components:虫昔

蜡 is a phono-semantic compound: 虫 (insect) carries the meaning, while 昔 indicates the sound.

Radical: 虫 + 8 more strokes

蜡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 蜡 in Chinese

là蜡

wax

这种蜡可以用来制作蜡烛。

This wax can be used to make candles.

candle

停电了，我们点燃了蜡。

The power went out, so we lit a candle.

waxy; glazed; dull

他脸色蜡黄，看起来不太舒服。

His face was waxy yellow; he didn't look well.

Common Words and Phrases with 蜡

là蜡bái白

ghastly pale; deathly pale

看到化验结果，她的脸色瞬间变得蜡白。

Seeing the test results, her face instantly turned ashen white.

là蜡bǎn版

A mimeograph stencil, typically made by writing on special waxed paper with a stylus.

这张旧的蜡版保存完好，记录了过去的手工印刷技术。

This old wax stencil is well-preserved, documenting past manual printing techniques.

là蜡bǐ笔

A stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring.

孩子们用蜡笔在纸上画画

Children draw on paper with crayons.

là蜡guāng光zhǐ纸

Calendered paper or glazed paper; a type of paper treated to have a smooth, glossy, or shiny surface.

她用蜡光纸包装了礼物，看起来很漂亮。

She wrapped the gift with glazed paper, and it looked very beautiful.

là蜡huáng黄

Sallow or waxen, describing an unhealthy yellowish complexion, often due to illness.

她大病初愈，脸色显得有些蜡黄

After her recent recovery from a serious illness, her complexion appeared somewhat sallow.

là蜡kè刻

Cerograph; engraving on wax.

艺术家们使用精密的工具进行蜡刻，为珠宝制作模型

Artists use precise tools for wax carving to create models for jewelry.

là蜡lèi泪

Dripping wax from a lit candle; candle tears.

在停电的夜晚，烛光摇曳，几行蜡泪沿着烛身流淌，直到蜡烛燃尽

On a night with a power outage, the candlelight flickered, and several lines of wax tears flowed along the candle body until the candle burned out.

là蜡liáo疗

A physical therapy that involves applying warm paraffin wax to a specific body part to improve circulation and reduce inflammation, often used for conditions like arthritis and sprains.