光华 (guāng huā) — brilliance, splendor

Definition

noun

brilliancesplendor

光华。
Tā de wén zhāng chōng mǎn le zhì huì hé guāng huā.
His writing is full of wisdom and brilliance.
光华。
Yè wǎn de chéng shì chōng mǎn le guāng huā.
The city at night is full of splendor.
光华。
Zhè kuài bǎo shí sàn fā zhe yào yǎn de guāng huā.
This gem emits dazzling brilliance.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 華; 华 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 華 showed flowers on a plant, with stalk and leaves below. The simplified 华 is a later shorthand and not the original picture.