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炫目 (xuàn mù) — dazzling, blinding (of light, color, or brilliance)

Definition

Means 'dazzling, blinding' — describes intense light, color, or brilliance that overwhelms the eyes. Stronger and more literary than everyday 亮 or 刺眼.

adjective
dazzlingblinding (of light, color, or brilliance)

Examples

  • 炫目，。
    Wǔ tái shàng de dēng guāng fēi cháng xuàn mù, guān zhòng jī hū zhēng bù kāi yǎn jing.
    The stage lights were so dazzling that the audience could hardly open their eyes.
  • 炫目。
    Zuàn shí zài yáng guāng xià fā chū xuàn mù de guāng máng.
    The diamond emitted a dazzling radiance under the sunlight.
  • 炫目，。
    Zhè bù yǐng piàn de huà miàn sè cǎi xuàn mù, lìng rén nán wàng.
    The colors in this film are dazzling and unforgettable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

炫xuàndazzle
目mùeyes

炫 (dazzle) and 目 (eyes) mean dazzling to the eyes.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
火火huǒ
Sound part声符shēngfú
玄
玄xuán炫xuàn
Same sound today

炫 is built from 火 and 玄. The 火 part is the meaning part, and 玄 gives the sound.

Open 炫 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

目 began as a drawing of a human eye, turned sideways.

Open 目 →
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