鲜亮 (xiān liàng) — bright and shining (literary)

Definition

adjective

bright and shining (literary)

鲜亮。
Zhè jiàn yī fu de yán sè fēi cháng xiān liàng.
The color of this clothing is very bright and shining.
鲜亮。
Yáng guāng xià de shuǐ miàn xiān liàng yào yǎn.
The water surface under the sunlight is bright and dazzling.
鲜亮。
Tā de xiào róng xiàng yáng guāng yí yàng xiān liàng.
Her smile is as bright as sunshine.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

鲜 contributes 'fresh' and 亮 contributes 'bright', describing a fresh, shining look.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 鮮; 鲜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

魚魚yúfish

Sound part声符shēngfú

羴

羴shān鮮xiān

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 鮮 pairs 魚 (fish) with 羴, which gives the sound; this note is about 鮮, not 鲜.

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

人人rénperson

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng亮liàng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.