绚烂

絢爛

xuànlàn

adjective #30,546

Meanings

1 splendid
2 gorgeous
3 dazzling
4 resplendent (esp. of color, light, fireworks, blossoms)

Characters

gorgeous, brilliant

bright, vivid (here)

Examples

烟花在夜空中绚烂绽放。

Yānhuā zài yèkōng zhōng xuànlàn zhànfàng.

Fireworks bloomed dazzlingly in the night sky.

她度过了绚烂的一生。

Tā dùguò le xuànlàn de yīshēng.

She lived a splendid life.

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Literary/poetic. Pairs with vivid color and light: 绚烂的烟花 (dazzling fireworks), 绚烂的色彩 (splendid colors), 绚烂的人生 (a brilliant life). The poet 三毛's famous line 绚烂之极归于平淡 — 'after the height of splendor comes plainness.'

Stroke Order

绚 xuàn

烂 làn