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烁

爍
shuò
verb #20,240

Meanings

  1. 1 to shine
  2. 2 to sparkle
  3. 3 to glitter

Examples

星光闪烁，美不胜收。
Xīngguāng shǎnshuò, měi bù shèng shōu.
The starlight sparkled — a beauty beyond words.
烛火在风中微微闪烁。
Zhú huǒ zài fēng zhōng wēiwēi shǎnshuò.
The candlelight flickered gently in the wind.

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烁 is a classical and literary character rarely used alone in modern Chinese. It almost always appears in the compound 闪烁 (shǎnshuò), meaning 'to flicker' or 'to twinkle'. Encountering 烁 solo is a sign of classical or poetic text.

Stroke Order

烁 shuò