煌 (huáng): bright; brilliant; dazzling

Meanings

夜晚城市的灯火辉煌。

Yèwǎn chéngshì de dēnghuǒ huīhuáng.

The lights of the city were brilliant and dazzling at night.

敦煌壁画是辉煌的艺术瑰宝。

Dūn huáng bìhuà shì huīhuáng de yìshù guībǎo.

The Dunhuang murals are a brilliant artistic treasure.

usage

煌 is bound; it means dazzlingly bright. The everyday word is 辉煌 (splendid / glorious), used both for blazing light and for great achievements.

radical

火 huǒ

fire

The fire radical 火 on the left gives 煌 its core image: blazing, dazzling light.

phonetic

皇 huáng

emperor; grand

皇 (emperor) supplies the sound huáng exactly, and its 'grand, magnificent' flavor fits a word for dazzling splendor.

煌 huáng