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煥
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焕
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glowing

HSK 10
Abstract →Qualities
huàn
カン
あきらか
환
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 奐 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (煥)
火 fire+ 奐 be numerous =
煥 glowing
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
奐 Phonetic component
be numerous
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Simplified (焕)
火 fire+ 奂 numerous =
焕 shining
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
奂 Phonetic component
huàn numerous
be numerous, brilliant
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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)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
焕
Regular
Modern
Chinese
焕 / 煥 [huàn]
brilliant; lustrous
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
煥 あきら
Akira given name
CHINESE WORDS (7)
焕然一新 [huàn​rán​yī​xīn] #12,487
to look completely new (idiom); brand new
焕发 [huàn​fā] #27,244
to shine
容光焕发 [róng​guāng​huàn​fā] #14,366
face glowing (idiom); looking radiant
精神焕发 [jīng​shén​huàn​fā] #27,053
in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
全斗焕 [Quán​Dòu​huàn] #60,881
Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988
彪焕 [biāo​huàn]
brilliant and shining
炳焕 [bǐng​huàn]
bright and brilliant
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
才気煥発 [さいきかんぱつ] #88,792
quick-witted
煥発 [かんぱつ] #137,639
brilliance