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熺

Character · Adjective

bright; dawn; warm

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

adjective

bright; splendid; luminous

literary

Literary variant of 熹, used to describe bright light or dawn.

Chén晨
guāng光
xī熺
wēi微
 ，
sǎ洒
mǎn满
lín林
jiān间
 。

The morning light grew bright, filling the forest.

Tiān天
sè色
jiàn渐
xī熺
 ，
wàn万
wù物
sū苏
xǐng醒
 。

The sky gradually brightened, and all things awoke.

2.

adjective

warm; genial (of weather or sunlight)

literary

Describes warm sunlight or pleasant warmth, synonymous with 熹 in classical texts.

Nán南
fēng風
xī熺
ér而
wàn萬
wù物
shēng生
 。

The warm southern wind blows, and all things come to life.