Torch

"Torch" in cmn

火炬

huǒjù

(stick of wood, etc., with one end soaked in a flammable substance and set on fire; similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material)

薪火

xīnhuǒ

(stick of wood, etc., with one end soaked in a flammable substance and set on fire; similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material)

放火燒 /放火烧

fànghuǒshāo

(to intentionally destroy (something) by setting on fire)

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