jiǎn

暕

Character · AdjectiveTraditional翦

bright; used in names

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

bright; luminous; clear

literary

Literary and classical usage; in modern Chinese, this character is predominantly encountered in personal names (surname or given name) rather than in common vocabulary.

Jiǎn翦
Bó伯
zàn赞
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
zhù著
míng名
de的
lì历
shǐ史
xué学
jiā家
 。

Jian Bozan was a famous Chinese historian.

Zhè这
gè个
xìng姓
shì氏
dú读
zuò作
Jiǎn翦
 。

This surname is read as Jian.

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Gǔ古
wén文
zhōng中
yǒu有
 "
jiǎn翦
jiǎn翦
 "
xíng形
róng容
fēng风
wēi微
hán寒
 。

In classical texts, 'jianjian' was used to describe a slightly chilly wind.