煌 meaning and stroke order
Bright, shining, luminous
How to write 煌, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 煌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- brilliant
How 煌 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 皇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 煌
煌 puts fire 火 next to 皇 (huáng), the emperor. Picture an emperor's palace lit up with fire, glowing bright and splendid, and 皇 also tells you the sound huáng.
煌 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will meet it mainly in 辉煌 (huīhuáng), which describes something splendid or glorious, like a career, a history, or a brightly lit building. Example: 这座城市的夜景很辉煌。(Zhè zuò chéngshì de yèjǐng hěn huīhuáng.) The city's night view is dazzling.
Common mistake: Learners often write 辉煌 as 辉皇 or 辉惶, because 皇 and 惶 (huáng, fear) sound the same. Remember that brightness needs the fire radical 火 on the left.
Common words with 煌
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 辉煌 | huīhuáng | splendid; glorious | HSK 7-9 |
煌 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 煌
How many strokes are in 煌?
煌 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 煌 mean?
煌 (huáng) means bright, shining, luminous. A common word with it is 辉煌 (huīhuáng), meaning "splendid; glorious".
How do you pronounce 煌?
煌 is pronounced huáng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 煌?
The radical of 煌 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 煌 under this radical.
Is 煌 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 煌 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 辉煌 be used for things that are not literally bright?
Yes. It is very common in a figurative sense, as in 辉煌的成就 (huīhuáng de chéngjiù), a brilliant achievement, or 辉煌的历史, a glorious history.
Is 煌 related in meaning to 皇 (emperor)?
According to the etymology data, 皇 is the phonetic part, so its main job is to give the sound huáng. The meaning of brightness comes from the fire component 火.