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容光焕发

róngguānghuànfā

radiant with health; glowing

A person with rosy cheeks smiles brightly before a small mirror
Memory picture

Characters in this word

容 róng

Strokes
10
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 谷 valley, gorge, ravine
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 容

光 guāng

Strokes
6
Radical
儿 — son, child
Made of
⺌ small 兀 weak
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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
More about the character 焕

发 fā

Strokes
5
Radical
又 — and, also, again, in addition

Example phrases

  • 经过一段时间的休养,她再次出现在镜头前时容光焕发。 Jīngguò yí duàn shíjiān de xiūyǎng, tā zàicì chūxiàn zài jìngtóu qián shí róngguāng huànfā. After a period of recuperation, she looked radiant when she appeared before the cameras again.
  • 爷爷每天锻炼身体,七十岁了还容光焕发。 Yéye měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ, qīshí suì le hái róngguānghuànfā. Grandpa exercises every day; even at seventy he looks glowing and full of vitality.
  • 婚礼上,新娘穿着红裙子,容光焕发。 Hūnlǐ shàng, xīnniáng chuānzhe hóng qúnzi, róngguānghuànfā. At the wedding, the bride wore a red dress and looked absolutely radiant.

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