璨 càn gem
怎么记住“璨”: 𤣩 king + 粲 polished rice = gem. Grandpa, king of his birthday party, bites on something hard in his bowl of polished rice and pulls out a sparkling gem.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
璨 = 𤣩 king + 粲 polished rice
- 𤣩 king meaning
- 粲 polished rice sound
Grandpa, king of his birthday party, bites on something hard in his bowl of polished rice and pulls out a sparkling gem.
How it came to be
Jade gives the meaning and the polished rice the sound.
用法
- Occurs in 璀璨 (cuǐcàn): sparkling/brilliant, used of gems, stars, lights, and figuratively of a splendid civilization: 璀璨的文明 (cuǐcàn de wénmíng). Bound to 璀; not used alone.