煌
brilliant
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,475 U+714C
How 煌 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
火 (semantic, “fire”) + 皇 (phonetic, huáng)
How to remember it
resplendent · Heisig RSH #273
火 fire + 皇 emperor
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 皇
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 皇 (huáng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皇 sound component | huáng | royal, imperial; ruler, superior |
| 惶 | huáng | anxious, nervous, uneasy |
| 蝗 | huáng | locust |
| 凰 | huáng | female phoenix |
| 遑 | huáng | leisurely; hurried, anxious |
| 湟 | huáng | river in Qinghai province |
| 艎 | huáng | fast boat |
| 隍 | huáng | dry ditch, dry moat |
| 徨 | huáng | doubtful, irresolute, vacillating |
| 篁 | huáng | bamboo grove |
| 鳇 | huáng | sturgeon |
Words containing 煌
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 敦煌市 | Dūn huáng Shì | Dunhuang, a county-level city in Jiuquan City 酒泉市[Jiu3 quan2 Shi4], Gansu |
| 金碧辉煌 | jīn bì huī huáng | gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) |
| 敦煌石窟 | Dūn huáng shí kū | Dunhuang caves in Gansu; refers to Mogao caves 莫高石窟[Mo4 gao1 shi2 ku1] |
| 金碧荧煌 | jīn bì yíng huáng | splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant |
| 敦煌 | Dūn huáng | see 敦煌市[Dun1 huang2 Shi4] |
| 辉煌 | huī huáng | splendid; glorious |
| 煌熠 | huáng yì | bright |
| 燉煌 | Dūn huáng | variant of 敦煌[Dun1 huang2] |