炫 (xuàn) — dazzling, bright (bound form); to show off, to flaunt (bound form)
Definition
炫 is a bound form almost always paired with another character (耀眼, 炫耀, 炫丽). "Dazzling" collocates with 丽/目/耀; "show off" with 耀/富.
bound form
dazzlingbright (bound form)to show offto flaunt (bound form)
Easily confused
- 铉xuànlook-alike(noun) an ancient device used to carry a tripod (鼎)
- 绚xuànsound-alike(bound morpheme) gorgeous, splendid, brilliant (in compounds like 绚丽, 绚烂)
- 眩xuànlook-alikedizzy; dazzled; bewildered (bound form, used in compounds)
- 弦xiánlook-alike(noun) string (of a musical instrument or a bow)
- 舷xiánlook-alikeside of a ship or aircraft
- 炷zhùlook-alike(bound form) measure word for burning incense sticks
Examples
- 。Wǔ tái shàng de dēng guāng fēi cháng xuàn mù.The lights on stage are very dazzling.
- 炫。Tā zǒng ài zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng xuàn fù.He always likes to flaunt his wealth on social media.
- 炫。Zhè fú huà de sè cǎi shí fēn xuàn lì.The colors of this painting are very gorgeous.
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.
炫 is built from 火 and 玄. The 火 part is the meaning part, and 玄 gives the sound.
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