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
light + army - the brilliant radiance of a glorious army.

Components

radical
guāng
light; bright
Left side 'light' - originally a person with fire above the head, the standard picture of luminance. Carries the meaning of directly: brilliance, splendour, radiance. The simplified form swapped the original fire radical for itself, making the brightness theme explicit on the page. Sits in a tight luminance family with 耀 dazzle and bright.
phonetic
jūn
army
Right side supplies the sound - jūn shifting to huī, a j/h alternation also visible in wave and turbid, both built on 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 .

Stroke Order

huī