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灿 càn

vivid, illuminating, brilliant

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
火
Traditional
燦
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 火山 ⿰火山

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 星空显得格外灿烂。
    Xīngkōng xiǎnde géwài cànlàn.
    The starry sky appears especially brilliant.
    starry-sky appear especially brilliant
  2. 今晚的烟花灿烂吗？
    Jīnwǎn de yānhuā cànlàn ma?
    Are tonight's fireworks brilliant?
    tonight (particle) fireworks brilliant (question)
  3. 我们一起去看那灿烂的晚霞吧。
    Wǒmen yìqǐ qù kàn nà cànlàn de wǎnxiá ba.
    Let's go see that brilliant sunset glow together.
    we together go see that brilliant (particle) evening-glow (suggestion)
  4. 今天天空一点也不灿烂，反而很阴沉。
    Jīntiān tiānkōng yìdiǎn yě bú cànlàn, fǎn'ér hěn yīnchén.
    The sky isn't brilliant at all today; on the contrary, it's quite gloomy.
    today sky a-little also not brilliant, on-contrary very gloomy
  5. 节日的夜晚，广场上绽放着灿烂的烟花。
    Jiérì de yèwǎn, guǎngchǎng shàng zhànfàng zhe cànlàn de yānhuā.
    On the festival night, brilliant fireworks bloomed over the square.
    festival (particle) night, square on bloom (particle) brilliant (particle) fireworks

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