TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
燭
燭 ＝ 火 ＋ 蜀
ㄓㄨˊ · zhú
noun — a candle, a torch
字源 FORM — what the parts do
蜀聲shǔ — gives the soundan eye over a coiled worm
{sh,zh}ITshǔ → zhú — the sh tightens to zh, tone shifts
Fire (火) held up to give light — a torch, and the candle that replaced it. 蜀 shǔ carries the sound, worn from sh to zh, its old eye-over-worm now hard to make out. 蠟燭、燭光、洞燭.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一截蠟柱頂著小小一簇火（火），照亮半張桌——燭。
A stub of wax topped with a small knot of fire (火), lighting half the table — a candle.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)火燭、燭— torch, light常用
→蠟燭、燭光— candle, candlelight
⇒洞燭— to see clearly into, illuminate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
蜀shǔthe phonetic alone — the eye-over-worm, no fire; also old Sichuan獨＝ 犬 ＋ dúthe kin in — 獨 sets it beside the dog 犭, 燭 beside fire