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resplendent

HSK 7
huáng
コウ
きらめ.く、きら.めく、かがや.く
Phonosemantic compound. 火 represents the meaning and 皇 represents the sound.
Components
fire+ emperor =
resplendent
Meaning component
huǒ fire
fire, flame
Phonetic component
huáng emperor
royal, imperial
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
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)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[huáng]
brilliant
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あき
Aki female given name
あきら
Akira given name
きら
Kira female given name
きらら
Kirara female given name
こう
surname
こお
Koo unclassified name
ほのか
Honoka female given name