璀 (cuǐ): luster of gems

璀 (cuǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “luster of gems.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 王 (semantic) and 崔 (phonetic). It ranks #3080 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 璀 jade. 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[qiu2])), 环 (huán, ring).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 王 jade15 strokesFrequency #3080王 semantic 崔 phonetic

Definitions

luster of gems

Etymology & Origin

璀

pictophoneticjade

Decomposition: ⿰王崔 (layout: left-right)

Components:王semantic 崔phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
璀璨	cuǐ càn	bright
璀璨夺目	cuǐ càn duó mù	dazzling (idiom)
璀错	cuǐ cuò	many and varied
璀璀	cuǐ cuǐ	bright and clear

Total compounds

100

As first character

As last character

As middle character

璀 appears in 4 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 璀 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

璨càn

0.9126,324 co-occurrences

吐tǔ

0.433246 co-occurrences

殷yīn

0.401114 co-occurrences

灿càn

0.39736 co-occurrences

星xīng

0.3851,902 co-occurrences

滑huá

0.380240 co-occurrences

光guāng

0.378936 co-occurrences

耀yào

0.375168 co-occurrences

陆lù

0.373372 co-occurrences

冰bīng

0.370240 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

璀字由15笔画组成，结构很巧妙。

cuǐ zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "璀" consists of 15 strokes and has a very ingenious structure.

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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

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花灯璀璨铁花飞_光明网

huā dēng cuǐ càn tiě huā fēi guāng míng wǎng

Lanterns are bright, iron flowers fly_Guangming.com

Character Family

王 Radical Family — Characters sharing the jade radical

玻bō 瑰guī 环huán 璃lí 理lǐ 玫méi 球qiú 瑞ruì 琐suǒ 玩wán

Related Characters

现xiàn 球qiú 环huán 理lǐ 珍zhēn 班bān 玉yù 玩wán 王wáng 玻bō

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 璀 (cuǐ) mean in Chinese?

璀 (cuǐ) primarily means "luster of gems." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3080 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 璀 have?

璀 is written with 15 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 璀?

The radical associated with 璀 is 王 (jade). This radical appears in many characters related to jade.

What are the components of 璀?

璀 is composed of: 王 (semantic), 崔 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰王崔 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 璀?

Common words with 璀 include: 璀璨 (cuǐ càn, "bright"); 璀璨夺目 (cuǐ càn duó mù, "dazzling (idiom)"); 璀错 (cuǐ cuò, "many and varied"); 璀璀 (cuǐ cuǐ, "bright and clear"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.

Is 璀 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 璀 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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