焕 huàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- Made of
- 火 fire, flame 奂 numerous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
焕然一新
huànrányìxīn
to take on an entirely new look
Characters in this word
然 rán
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 灬 — fire
- Made of
- 肰 dog meat 灬 fire
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
一 yī
- Strokes
- 1
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 房间重新粉刷以后，整个家焕然一新。 Fángjiān chóngxīn fěnshuā yǐhòu, zhěnggè jiā huàn rán yì xīn. After the rooms were repainted, the whole home looked brand new.
- 换上新衣服，他整个人看起来焕然一新。 Huàn shàng xīn yīfu, tā zhěnggè rén kàn qǐlái huàn rán yì xīn. In new clothes, he looks like a completely new person.
- 经过一场春雨，公园里的树木焕然一新。 Jīngguò yì cháng chūnyǔ, gōngyuán lǐ de shùmù huàn rán yì xīn. After a spring rain, the trees in the park look fresh and new.
Related words
- 焕发 huànfā to glow with; to burst forth; to radiate
- 容光焕发 róngguānghuànfā radiant with health; glowing
- 大自然 dàzìrán nature
- 忽然 hūrán suddenly
- 然后 ránhòu then; after that
- 虽然 suīrán although
- 必然 bìrán inevitable; certain to happen
- 当然 dāngrán of course
- 果然 guǒrán sure enough; as expected
- 仍然 réngrán still
- 突然 tūrán suddenly
- 显然 xiǎnrán obviously