huàn

shining

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

奐 sound component

  Sound component

huàn

  

be numerous

Evolution

煥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
煥 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
煥 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
煥 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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huàn

shining, brilliant, lustrous; brilliant; lustrous

Most common words with 煥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

焕然一新

changed beyond recognition

焕发

to shine

brilliant

容光焕发

all smiles

精神焕发

in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor