璨 (càn): gem
璨 (càn) is a Chinese character meaning “gem.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (structural) and 粲 (structural). It ranks #3081 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 璨 the luster 粲 of a gem 王; 粲 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 王 (jade) appears in many related characters such as 现 (xiàn, to appear), 球 (qiú, ball used for playing games (variant of 球)), 环 (huán, ring).
Definitions
- gem
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe luster 粲 of a gem 王; 粲 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰王粲 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 璀璨adjective | cuǐ càn | bright |
| 璀璨夺目 | cuǐ càn duó mù | dazzling (idiom) |
| 璨美 | càn měi | resplendent |
| 璨玉 | càn yù | lustrous jade |
| 璨璨adjective | càn càn | very bright |
璨 appears in 5 compound words: 60 as the first character, 20 as the last, and 20 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 璨 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
我在字典里查到了璨字的详细解释。
wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le càn zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .
I looked up the detailed definition of the character "璨" in the dictionary.
华灯璀璨,乐声铿锵,两岸青年舞者以活力四射的街舞作品拉开晚会帷幕。
huá dēng cuǐ càn , lè shēng 铿 锵 , liǎng àn qīng nián wǔ zhě yǐ huó lì sì shè de jiē wǔ zuò pǐn lā kāi wǎn huì wéi mù .
Amid dazzling lights and pulsating music, young dancers from both sides of the strait kicked off the gala with an energetic street dance performance.
当晚7时许,璀璨灯光与音乐节奏同频,拉开了夏日尊巴燃动夜的活动序幕。
dāng wǎn 7 shí xǔ , cuǐ càn dēng guāng yǔ yīn lè jié zòu tóng pín , lā kāi le xià rì zūn bā rán dòng yè de huó dòng xù mù .
At around 7 p.m. that evening, dazzling lights pulsed in time with the music, kicking off the “Summer Zumba: Ignite the Night” event.
从“满天星斗”到“江流朝宗”——“星汉璀璨 民博藏珍”中华民族文物展的策展思考
cóng mǎn tiān xīng dǒu dào jiāng liú cháo zōng — — xīng hàn cuǐ càn mín bó zàng zhēn zhōng huá mín zú wén wù zhǎn de cè zhǎn sī kǎo
From “A Sky Full of Stars” to “Rivers Flowing Toward the Sea”: Curatorial Reflections on the “Brilliant Milky Way, Treasures of the People’s Museum” Exhibition of Chinese Cultural Relics
冰雪之上 群星璀璨——米兰冬残奥会中国体育代表团载誉而归
bīng xuě zhī shàng qún xīng cuǐ càn — — mǐ lán dōng cán ào huì zhōng guó tǐ yù dài biǎo tuán zài yù ér guī
A Glittering Starry Sky Above the Snow and Ice—China’s Delegation Returns Home in Triumph from the Milan Winter Paralympics
Character Family
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