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熠

yì
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 bright; glittering; shining

Examples

夜空中繁星熠熠生辉。
Yèkōng zhōng fánxīng yìyì shēnghuī.
The stars glittered brilliantly in the night sky.
奖章在阳光下熠熠闪光。
Jiǎngzhāng zài yángguāng xià yìyì shǎnguāng.
The medal gleamed brilliantly in the sunlight.

Tips

usage
Almost always doubled in 熠熠, especially 熠熠生辉 (yìyìshēnghuī, to shine brilliantly). It is a literary, admiring word for something that glitters or radiates splendor.

Components

radical
火 huǒ
fire; flame
The fire radical 火 on the left is the source of the meaning: light, glow, and brilliant shining.
phonetic
习 xí
to practice (phonetic)
The right side is the fuller traditional form of 习 (xí). It works only as a sound element here, its reading shifted to yì; it adds no meaning.

Stroke Order

熠 yì