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灿烂

灿烂 cànlàn

灿烂 cànlàn Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 灿烂 cànlàn .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
cànlàn | can4 lan4
English translation
to glitter
brilliant
splendid

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Traditional form

燦爛

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí
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Etymology of 灿烂 cànlàn

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càn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and Shān represents the sound. Simplified form of càn .

Phonetic compound

Shān

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火山 huǒ shān

Number of Strokes

7
làn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Huǒ represents the meaning and lán represents the sound. Simplified form of làn .

Phonetic compound

lán

Semantic compound

Huǒ

Positional decomposition

火兰

Number of Strokes

9

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Example sentences using 灿烂 cànlàn

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我们 wǒmen zài 阳光 yángguāng 灿烂 cànlàn de 阳台 yángtái shǎng Tán le fēn zhǒng .

We talked for a few minutes on the sunny porch.

穿 chuān hǎo 衣服 yīfu 走进 zǒu jìn 灿烂 cànlàn de 阳光 yángguāng Zhōng

I got dressed and emerged into glorious sunshine.

yǒu 一双明亮 míng liàng de 蓝眼睛一脸灿烂 cànlàn de 微笑 wēixiào

He has clear blue eyes and a dazzling smile.

běn zǒu 过来 guò lái shí 脸上露出 lù chū 灿烂 cànlàn de 笑容 xiào róng

He smiled brightly as Ben approached.

灿烂 cànlàn Decomposition

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灿烂 cànlàn Compounds

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