灿
glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
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How 灿 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
火 (semantic, “fire”) + 山 (phonetic, shān)
How to remember it
brilliant · Heisig RSH #1931
火 fire + 山 mountain
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 山
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 山 (shān) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 山 sound component | shān | mountain, hill, peak |
| 仙 | xiān | god; fairy; immortal, transcendent |
| 炭 | tàn | carbon, charcoal, coal |
| 汕 | shàn | bamboo; basket for catching fish; Shantou |
| 讪 | shàn | to abuse, to slander, to vilify; to ridicule |
| 籼 | xiān | non-glutinous long-grain rice |
| 舢 | shān | sampan, wooden boat |
| 赸 | shàn | to jump; to leave |
| 疝 | shàn | hernia; to rupture |
| 氙 | xiān | xenon |
Words containing 灿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灿烂多彩 | càn làn duō cǎi | multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc) |
| 灿若繁星 | càn ruò fán xīng | bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent |
| 舌灿莲花 | shé càn lián huā | (idiom) eloquent; entertaining in one's speech |
| 港灿 | Gǎng càn | (derog.) Hong Konger |
| 灿笑 | càn xiào | to smile brightly |
| 金灿灿 | jīn càn càn | golden-bright and dazzling |
| 灿烂 | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant; splendid |
| 绮灿 | qǐ càn | enchanting; gorgeous |