煥 meaning and stroke order
Shining, lustrous
How to write 煥, 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 煥
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous
How 煥 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 奐 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 煥
煥 (huàn) puts fire 火 on the left to show light and glow, and 奐 (huàn) on the right gives the sound. Picture a fire making something shine brightly.
煥 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 焕发 (huànfā, to glow) and set phrases like 焕然一新 (huànrányīxīn, to look brand new). Example: 房子装修后焕然一新。(Fángzi zhuāngxiū hòu huànrányīxīn.) After the renovation, the house looks completely new.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 煥 with 换 (huàn, to exchange), which sounds the same and has the same right side but uses the hand radical 扌. If the meaning is shining or glowing, use the fire radical. If it is swapping or changing, use the hand radical.
Common words with 煥
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 煥
How many strokes are in 煥?
煥 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 煥 mean?
煥 (huàn) means shining, lustrous. A common word with it is 容光焕发 (róngguāng-huànfā), meaning "face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles".
How do you pronounce 煥?
煥 is pronounced huàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 煥?
The radical of 煥 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 煥 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 煥?
煥 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 焕, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Can I use 煥 by itself to mean shine?
No. In modern Chinese 煥 does not stand alone as a word. Use it in compounds such as 焕发 or 焕然一新, or use a word like 发光 (fāguāng) for to shine.
What does 容光焕发 describe?
容光焕发 (róngguāng-huànfā) describes a person whose face looks radiant and full of energy, often from happiness or good health. Example: 她今天容光焕发。(Tā jīntiān róngguāng-huànfā.) She looks radiant today.