晔 (yè) — (bound form) bright, brilliant (used in literary/classical contexts and names)
Definition
晔 (yè) is a literary/classical bound form meaning 'bright, brilliant,' usually paired with characters like 煜. It appears mainly in literary texts and given names, never as a standalone everyday word.
bound form
brightbrilliant (used in literary/classical contexts and names)
Easily confused
- 哗huālook-alike(bound form, onomatopoeia) sound of rushing water, rain, or a sudden flowing movement
- 夜yèsound-alikenight (noun)
- 页yèsound-alike(classifier) for pages (of a book, document, paper)
- 液yèsound-alike(bound form) liquid, fluid, juice
- 业yèsound-alike(suffix) industry, line of business (in 行业, 产业, 企业)
- 靥yèsound-alike(bound form, literary) dimple; smilng dimple
Examples
- 晔。Tā jiào zhāng yè.He is called Zhang Ye.
- 煜晔。Yù yè zhè ge cí xíng róng guāng cǎi duó mù.The word yuye describes dazzling brilliance.
- 晔。Zhè ge zì yè zài gǔ dài wén xué zuò pǐn zhōng chū xiàn jiào duō.This character ye appears quite often in ancient literary works.
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