辉

輝
huī
component #28,079

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhāoyáng de guānghuī sǎmǎn le zhěngzuò shān.
The morning sun bathed the entire mountain in radiance.
HSK 7-9
Zhè zuò gōngdiàn céngjīng jīnbì huīhuáng.
This palace was once magnificent and resplendent.

Tips

usage
光 light + 军 army - the brilliant radiance of a glorious army.

Components

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

Stroke Order

辉 huī