蜡

là

wax

Character

Strokes: 14
Radical: 虫 — insect, worm
Made of: 虫 insect, worm 昔 past, former
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

考古人员在木器表面发现了一层蜡，推测它曾被用来防潮。 Kǎogǔ rényuán zài mùqì biǎomiàn fāxiàn le yì céng là, tuīcè tā céng bèi yòng lái fángcháo. Archaeologists found a layer of wax on the wooden object and inferred that it had once been used to protect it from damp.
她把一块蜡放进锅里慢慢加热。 Tā bǎ yí kuài là fàng jìn guō lǐ mànmàn jiārè. She put a piece of wax into a pot and heated it slowly.
地板上了一层蜡，走起来有点滑。 Dìbǎn shàng le yì céng là, zǒu qǐlai yǒudiǎn huá. The floor has been waxed and is a bit slippery to walk on.