炫 (xuàn): to dazzle, to boast, to show off
炫 (xuàn) is a Chinese character meaning “to dazzle.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 火 (semantic) and 玄 (phonetic). It ranks #2869 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 炫 fire. Its radical form 火 (fire) appears in many related characters such as 火 (huǒ, fire), 灯 (dēng, lamp, light), 烟 (yān, smoke).
Definitions
- to dazzle
- to boast
- to show off
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling |
| 炫目 | xuàn mù | to dazzle |
| 炫技 | xuàn jì | to show off one's skills |
| 炫富 | xuàn fù | to flaunt wealth |
| 炫弄 | xuàn nòng | to show off |
| 酷炫 | kù xuàn | (slang) cool |
| 炫酷 | xuàn kù | (slang) cool |
炫 appears in 7 compound words: 86 as the first character, 14 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 炫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
蜡烛的炫苗在微风中轻轻摇曳。
là zhú de xuàn miáo zài wēi fēng zhōng qīng qīng yáo 曳 .
The flickering flame of the candle swayed gently in the breeze.
...盏20尺大型福马主灯飞上天 天灯节光雕秀炫目
. . . zhǎn 2 0 chǐ dà xíng fú mǎ zhǔ dēng fēi shàng tiān tiān dēng jié guāng diāo xiù xuàn mù
... A 20-foot large Fuma main lamp flew into the sky The sky lantern festival light mapping show was dazzling
...京烧鸟职人台北inari Izakaya炫技 百变鸡料理“炭”为观止
. . . jīng shāo niǎo zhí rén tái běi i n a r i I z a k a y a xuàn jì bǎi biàn jī liào lǐ tàn wéi guàn zhǐ
... Beijing yakitori chef Taipei inari Izakaya shows off his skills and the variety of chicken dishes "charcoal" is the end of the spectacle
《天机试炼场》粗俗发言开殉职案玩笑?全炫茂挨轰急灭火
tiān jī shì liàn chǎng cū sú fā yán kāi 殉 zhí àn wán xiào ? quán xuàn mào āi hōng jí miè huǒ
"Tianji Proving Ground" vulgar speech joke about the death of the duty? Quan Xuanmao was bombarded and quickly extinguished the fire
...》从自卫权到制天权 中日低轨卫星叫阵(蔡炫)
. . . cóng zì wèi quán dào zhì tiān quán zhōng rì dī guǐ wèi xīng jiào zhèn ( 蔡 xuàn )
From the right of self-defense to the right to control the sky, China-Japan low-orbit satellites call the formation (Cai Xuan)
中国公务员春节参加相亲 炫富有宾利、保时捷、房子很多
zhōng guó gōng wù yuán chūn jié cān jiā xiāng qīn xuàn fù yǒu bīn lì , bǎo shí jié , fáng zǐ hěn duō
Chinese civil servants participate in the blind date during the Spring Festival and show off their wealth Bentley, Porsche, and many houses
雅尼炫耀他的新车。
Yǎ ní xuànyào tā de xīn chē.
Yanni was showing off his new car.
不要太炫耀这个了。
Bù yào tài xuànyào zhège le.
Stop being so arrogant about this.
西班牙队像往常一样炫耀他们一脚传球的球技。
Xībānyá duì xiàng wǎngcháng yīyàng xuànyào tāmen yī jiǎo chuánqiú de qiú jì.
As usual the Spanish team are showing off their skills at one-touch football.
Character Family
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