焕
(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,396 U+7115
How 焕 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
火 (semantic, “fire”) + 奂 (phonetic, huàn)
How to remember it
glowing · Heisig RSH #2725
火 fire + Victorian lady
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 奂
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 奂 (huàn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奂 sound component | huàn | numerous; brilliant |
| 换 | huàn | to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade |
| 唤 | huàn | to call |
| 涣 | huàn | scattered; to scatter |
| 痪 | huàn | numbness, paralysis |
Words containing 焕
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焕然一新 | huàn rán yī xīn | to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition |
| 精神焕发 | jīng shén huàn fā | in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor |
| 容光焕发 | róng guāng huàn fā | face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles |
| 全斗焕 | Quán Dòu huàn | Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988 |
| 焕发 | huàn fā | to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash |
| 焕新 | huàn xīn | to renew; to refresh |
| 彪焕 | biāo huàn | brilliant and shining; outstanding and elegant |
| 炳焕 | bǐng huàn | bright and brilliant |