火炬 (huǒjù) — torch

Characters in this word

Strokes: 8
Radical: 火 — fire, flame
Made of: 火 fire, flame 巨 large, huge, gigantic
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

奥运火炬传递不仅是一项仪式，也常被用来展示城市形象。 Àoyùn huǒjù chuándì bùjǐn shì yí xiàng yíshì, yě cháng bèi yòng lái zhǎnshì chéngshì xíngxiàng. The Olympic torch relay is not only a ceremony; it is also often used to showcase a city's image.
山洞里很黑，他举着火炬一步一步往前走。 Shāndòng lǐ hěn hēi, tā jǔ zhe huǒjù yí bù yí bù wǎng qián zǒu. It was very dark in the cave, so he held up a torch and walked forward step by step.
运动员高举火炬，跑过欢呼的人群。 Yùndòngyuán gāo jǔ huǒjù, pǎo guò huānhū de rénqún. The athlete held the torch high and ran past the cheering crowd.