jiǒng

颎

Character · NounTraditional熲

firelight; bright

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

firelight; flame; blaze

literary

Literary term for the light or glow of fire. Also used to describe brightness or luminosity in classical texts. Rare in modern spoken language.

Jiǒng熲
 ，
huǒ火
guāng光
yě也
 。

Jiong means firelight.

Hán寒
yè夜
yī一
jiǒng熲
 ，
zhào照
chè彻
sì四
fāng方
 。

A single flame in the cold night illuminates all directions.

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Qí其
guāng光
jiǒng熲
jiǒng熲
 ，
bù不
kě可
bī逼
shì视
 。

Its light shone so brightly that one could not look directly at it.