晖 (huī) — (bound form) sunshine, sunlight
Definition
Bound form meaning 'sunshine / sunlight', almost always paired with 光 as 晖光 or seen in compounds like 余晖 (afterglow) and 朝晖 (morning sun).
bound form
sunshinesunlight
Easily confused
Examples
- 晖。Chūn tiān de huī guāng wēn nuǎn ér róu hé.The spring sunlight is warm and gentle.
- 。Xī yáng de yú huī sǎ zài hú miàn shàng.The afterglow of the setting sun spilled across the lake.
- 晖。Cháo huī yìng hóng le bàn biān tiān kōng.The morning sunlight reddened half the sky.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 暉; 晖 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
軍
軍jūn暉huī
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 暉 pairs 日 (Sun) with 軍 for its sound; the simplified 晖 is a later shorthand.
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