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灿烂

cànlàn

brilliant; splendid

HSK 7 · Topic “Merits and flaws”
A person cheers at fireworks over a dark sky
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Characters in this word

灿 càn

Strokes
7
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 山 mountain, hill, peak
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 灿

烂 làn

Strokes
9
Radical
火 — fire, flame
Made of
火 fire, flame 兰 orchid
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 多年后回望，她仍觉得那段支教经历像山里的阳光一样灿烂。 Duōnián hòu huíwàng, tā réng juéde nà duàn zhījiào jīnglì xiàng shān lǐ de yángguāng yíyàng cànlàn. Looking back years later, she still felt that her teaching experience in the mountains was as bright as the sunshine there.
  • 孩子露出了灿烂的笑容。 Háizi lùchū le cànlàn de xiàoróng. The child broke into a radiant smile.
  • 烟花在夜空中灿烂地绽放。 Yānhuā zài yèkōng zhōng cànlàn de zhànfàng. Fireworks burst brilliantly in the night sky.

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