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燦
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灿
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brilliant

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
càn
サン
さん.たる、あき.らか、きらめ.く、きら.めく
찬
Components
Traditional (燦)
火 fire+ 粲 bright =
燦 brilliant
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
fire
粲 Phonetic component
càn bright
polish
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Simplified (灿)
火 fire+ 山 mountain =
灿 vivid
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
山 Phonetic component
shān mountain
mountain, hill, peak
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Notes
Similar Characters
光 ray叟 man堇 yellow尉 officer灭 wipe (simp)灰 ashes灷 tinder災 disaster (trad/jp)灾 disaster (simp)炎 inflammation炏 flame烦 bother (simp)煩 vexed (trad/jp)票 ticket秋 autumn赤 crimson伙 mate (simp)狄 tribe from northern china钬 element (simp)尞 burnt offering
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
灿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
灿 / 燦 [càn]
glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent
Japanese
燦 さん 同音
adj-tadv-to brilliant; resplendent
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
燦 あき
Aki female given name
燦 あきら
Akira female given name
燦 きらら
Kirara female given name
燦 さん
San female given name
CHINESE WORDS (6)
灿烂 [càn​làn] #8,081
to glitter
金灿灿 [jīn​càn​càn] #50,991
golden-bright and dazzling
灿若繁星 [càn​ruò​fán​xīng] #64,547
bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
灿烂多彩 [càn​làn​duō​cǎi]
multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc)
灿笑 [càn​xiào]
to smile brightly
绮灿 [qǐ​càn]
enchanting
JAPANESE WORDS (6)
煌めく [きらめく] #11,823
to glitter
煌めき [きらめき] #27,413
glitter
燦々 [さんさん] #32,865
brilliant
燦然と輝く [さんぜんとかがやく] #37,834
to shine brilliantly
燦然 [さんぜん] #43,548
brilliant
燦爛 [さんらん] #72,802
brilliant