炫 xuàn to glitter
to glitter; to shine
怎么记住“炫”: 火 fire + 玄 deep = to glitter. At night the campers' fire throws sparks into the deep dark sky, where they seem to glitter like tiny stars.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
炫 = 火 fire + 玄 deep
- 火 fire meaning
- 玄 deep sound
At night the campers' fire throws sparks into the deep dark sky, where they seem to glitter like tiny stars.
How it came to be
Fire gives the meaning and the sign for deep the sound; the word first meant to shine.
用法
- To dazzle / show off: 炫耀 (xuànyào) to flaunt, 炫富 (xuànfù) to flaunt wealth, 炫技 (xuànjì) to show off one's skills.
- 炫目 (xuànmù) means dazzling to the eye. Modern slang 炫 also = to devour something fast (炫了一碗饭).