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熠

yì
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 bright; glittering; shining

Examples

HSK 6
奖章在阳光下熠熠闪光。
Jiǎngzhāng zài yángguāng xià yìyì shǎnguāng.
The medal gleamed brilliantly in the sunlight.
HSK 7-9
夜空中繁星熠熠生辉。
Yèkōng zhōng fánxīng yìyì shēnghuī.
The stars glittered brilliantly in the night sky.

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