炯 (jiǒng): bright, clear

炯 (jiǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “bright.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (semantic) and 冋 (phonetic). It ranks #4020 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 炯 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 烟 (yān, smoke), 烧 (shāo, to burn, to cook).

Spoken pronunciation
Radical: 火 fire9 strokesFrequency #4020火 semantic冋 phonetic

Definitions

  1. bright
  2. clear

Etymology & Origin

炯

pictophoneticfire

Decomposition: ⿰火冋 (layout: left-right)

Components:火semantic冋phonetic

Stroke Order

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2
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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
炯炯有神jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén(idiom) (of eyes) bright and full of spirit
炯炯jiǒng jiǒng(literary) (of eyes) bright
陈炯明chén jiǒng míngChen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
杨炯yáng jiǒngYang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰
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Total compounds
50
As first character
25
As last character
25
As middle character

炯 appears in 4 compound words: 50 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

炯炯有神jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén

(idiom) (of eyes) bright and full of spirit; shining with vitality and presence

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Example Sentences

中国新闻网·体育Aug 2026

易边再战，李采炯两罚全中，延世大学再次扩大领先优势。

yì biān zài zhàn , lǐ cǎi jiǒng liǎng fá quán zhōng , yán shì dà xué zài cì kuò dà lǐng xiān yōu shì .

After the break, Lee Chae-hyung made both free throws, and Yonsei University extended its lead once again.

中国新闻网·生活Jun 2026

陆炯明认为，传统观念里吃到七分饱是较为合适的。

lù jiǒng míng rèn wéi , chuán tǒng guān niàn lǐ chī dào qī fēn bǎo shì jiào wéi hé shì de .

Lu Jiongming believes that, according to traditional wisdom, eating until you are about 70 percent full is the most appropriate.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 火 (fire) component

灵líng烟yān烦fán灯dēng烧shāo炮pào烂làn燃rán炼liàn煤méi

Related Characters

火huǒ烟yān烧shāo烤kǎo灯dēng炮pào炸zhà炒chǎo炖dùn爆bào

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 炯 (jiǒng) mean in Chinese?
炯 (jiǒng) primarily means "bright." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4020 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 炯 and 暧?
炯 (jiǒng) and 暧 (ài) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 炯 (bright) vs 暧 (dim).
How many strokes does 炯 have?
炯 is written with 9 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 炯?
The radical associated with 炯 is 火 (fire). This radical appears in many characters related to fire.
What are the components of 炯?
炯 is composed of: 火 (semantic), 冋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰火冋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 炯?
Common words with 炯 include: 炯炯有神 (jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén, "(idiom) (of eyes) bright and full of spirit"); 炯炯 (jiǒng jiǒng, "(literary) (of eyes) bright"); 陈炯明 (chén jiǒng míng, "Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong"); 杨炯 (yáng jiǒng, "Yang Jiong (650-693?), one of the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang 初唐四傑|初唐四杰"). There are over 4 compound words containing this character.
Is 炯 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 炯 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.