bright and sparkling

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
火 meaning component

  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

習 sound component

  Sound component

  

to practice

Evolution

熠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
熠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

bright and sparkling; to glow; to flash

Most common words with 熠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

熠熠

glistening

to glow

熠耀

to shine

闪熠

to flare