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晢

Character · AdjectiveTraditional晣

bright; luminous

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

adjective

literary

Literary term used in classical texts to describe brightness or clarity. Rare in modern spoken Chinese.

Rì日

yuè月

zhé晣

，

xīng星

chén辰

huī辉

huáng煌

。

The sun and moon shine brightly, the stars are resplendent.

Qí其

róng容

zhé晣

rán然

，

rú如

guī圭

rú如

zhāng璋

。

His countenance was bright and clear, like precious jade tablets.

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Dōng东

fāng方

zhé晣

bái白

，

chén晨

xī曦

chū初

lù露

。

The east grew bright white, as the morning light first appeared.