U+70DB "烛" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+70DB "烛" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a Chinese character that primarily means "candle" and serves as the simplified form of the traditional character 燭. It is composed of the radical 火 (huǒ, meaning "fire") on the left, indicating its association with light and heat, and the phonetic component 虫 (chóng) or historically 蜀 (shǔ) on the right. In modern usage, 烛 often appears in compound words like 蜡烛 (làzhú, "candle") or in idiomatic expressions such as 风烛残年 (fēng zhú cán nián, "like a candle flickering in the wind," describing a precarious old age). The character also carries cultural significance in Chinese traditions, where candles are used in festivals, religious ceremonies, and as symbols of illumination or sacrifice.