Chinese Word: 灿 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

灿 (Trad.: 燦)HSK 6

Pinyin: càn

English Definition: glorious; bright; brilliant; lustrous; resplendent

Chinese Definition:
①(灿烂)光彩，耀眼，如“阳光灿灿”。亦简称“灿”，如“灿若晨星”。

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 火

Pictophonetic:山 indicates the sound; 火 (fire) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 火 [ huǒ ] fire, flame; to burn; anger, rage
- 山 [ shān ] mountain, hill, peak

Similar Characters: 炬炪

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灿烂HSK 6	càn làn	to glitter; brilliant; splendid
金灿灿	jīn càn càn	golden-bright and dazzling
灿若繁星	càn ruò fán xīng	bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
星光灿烂	xīng guāng càn làn	star-studded gathering; The stars in the sky are shining brightly.; to be spangled with stars (idiom)
灿烂夺目	càn làn duó mù	dazzling; brilliant (idiom)

1		xiāng jiān 乡间 mù yù 沐浴 zài 在 càn làn 灿烂 de 的 yáng guāng 阳光 xià 下。 The countryside was bathed in brilliant sunshine.
2		zhè wèi 这位 gū niang 姑娘 xiào dé 笑得 hěn 很 càn làn 灿烂， ràng 让 rén 人 gǎn jué 感觉 xīn qíng 心情 yě 也 gēn zhe 跟着 biàn hǎo 变好 le 了。 The girl smiled brightly, making people feel better too.
3		tiān táng 天堂 shàng 上 yǒu 有 yī piàn 一片 měi lì 美丽 de 的 huā yuán 花园， nà li 那里 de 的 huā ér kāi 花儿开 dé 得 shí fēn 十分 càn làn 灿烂。 There is a beautiful garden in heaven, where flowers bloom brightly.