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锃

鋥
zèng
adjective #41,160

Meanings

  1. 1 shiny; gleaming (after polishing or wiping)

Examples

他的皮鞋擦得锃亮。
Tā de píxié cā de zèngliàng.
His leather shoes were polished to a bright shine.
刀刃刚磨过，锃光发亮。
Dāorèn gāng mó guò, zèng guāng fāliàng.
The blade gleamed, freshly sharpened.

Tips

usage
Nearly always in 锃亮 or 锃光 — a hard, mirror-bright shine that comes from rubbing or polishing a metal or smooth surface (shoes, blades, a bald head). Stronger and shinier than a plain 亮.

Components

radical
钅 jīnzìpáng
metal (left-side form of 金)
The metal radical, side form of 金. It ties the word to polished metal surfaces — exactly the kind of object that takes on this gleaming shine.
phonetic
呈 chéng
to present; to show
Supplies the sound. Standalone 呈 reads chéng; here the reading shifts to zèng. It carries pronunciation only, no meaning.

Stroke Order

锃 zèng