huī
component #28,079

Meanings

  1. 1 radiance
  2. 2 brilliance
  3. 3 to shine

Examples

Guānghuī
radiance; glory; brilliant
Huīhuáng
splendid; glorious

Tips

usage
light + army — the brilliant radiance of a glorious army

Components

radical
guāng
light; bright
Left side 'light' — originally a person with fire above the head, the standard picture of luminance. Carries the meaning of directly: brilliance, splendour, radiance. The simplified cleverly swapped the original radical for itself, making the brightness theme explicit on the page. Sits in a tight luminance family with 耀 dazzle, bright, sparkle.
phonetic
jūn
army (here phonetic)
Right side supplies the sound — jūn shifting to huī, a j/h alternation visible in wave and turbid, both built on for sound. The 'army' meaning of plays no role here. The traditional used cart on the left before script reform swapped it for .

Stroke Order

huī