烁 (shuò) — bright, luminous (literary; used in compounds such as 闪烁)
Definition
A literary bound form meaning 'shining, luminous.' It almost always appears in 闪烁 ('to flicker, twinkle') — on its own it is not used as a stand-alone word.
bound form
brightluminous (literary; used in compounds such as 闪烁)
Examples
- ，。Yè wǎn, xīng xing zài tiān kōng zhōng shǎn shuò.At night, stars twinkle in the sky.
- 。Yuǎn chù de dēng guāng shǎn shuò bú dìng.The distant lights flickered unsteadily.
- 。Tā de yǎn jing shǎn shuò zhe zhì huì de guāng máng.His eyes sparkled with wisdom.
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