焕 (huàn): (bound form) shining, glowing, lustrous
焕 (huàn) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) shining.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (semantic) and 奂 (phonetic). It ranks #2615 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 焕 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- (bound form) shining
- glowing
- lustrous
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 焕然一新 | huàn rán yī xīn | to look completely new (idiom) |
| 容光焕发 | róng guāng huàn fā | face glowing (idiom) |
| 精神焕发 | jīng shén huàn fā | in high spirits (idiom) |
| 焕发 | huàn fā | to shine |
| 全斗焕 | quán dòu huàn | Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988 |
| 焕新 | huàn xīn | to renew |
| 彪焕 | biāo huàn | brilliant and shining |
| 炳焕 | bǐng huàn | bright and brilliant |
焕 appears in 8 compound words: 38 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 25 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 焕 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
蜡烛的焕苗在微风中轻轻摇曳。
là zhú de huàn miáo zài wēi fēng zhōng qīng qīng yáo 曳 .
The candle's flame flickered gently in the breeze.
林周焕被网民捕捉到在物流中心打工 所属社回应大...
lín zhōu huàn bèi wǎng mín bǔ zhuō dào zài wù liú zhōng xīn dǎ gōng suǒ shǔ shè huí yīng dà . . .
Lin Zhouhuan was captured by netizens working in a logistics center, and his agency responded big...
新疆园区“智”变焕发新气
xīn jiāng yuán qū zhì biàn huàn fā xīn qì
The "smart" transformation of Xinjiang Park is full of new energy
数字化手段焕新传统年俗体验 春节假期超500万人次“...
shǔ zì huà shǒu duàn huàn xīn chuán tǒng nián sú tǐ yàn chūn jié jiǎ qī chāo 5 0 0 wàn rén cì . . .
Digital means to renew the traditional New Year's customs experience More than 5 million people during the Spring Festival holiday"...
看两岸》前国大代表张继悦长沙故居焕新
kàn liǎng àn qián guó dà dài biǎo zhāng jì yuè cháng shā gù jū huàn xīn
Look at the two sides of the strait" Former National Congress deputy Zhang Jiyue's former residence in Changsha has been renewed
...意!静安“马上有礼”第五轮即将开抢,春日焕新消费..
. . . yì ! jìng ān mǎ shàng yǒu lǐ dì wǔ lún jí jiāng kāi qiǎng , chūn rì huàn xīn xiāo fèi . .
... Meaning! The fifth round of Jing'an's "courtesy immediately" is about to start, and the spring rejuvenation consumption:
适度的运动让身心焕然一新。
Shìdù de yùndòng ràng shēnxīn huànrányīxīn.
Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body.
Character Family
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