烁
爍shuò
#2,696 most
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bright, luminous
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
烁 combines 火 fire with 乐 yuè, whose sound link is not clear in Mandarin. The fire gives the first meaning, bright or shiny, which later grew to luminous.
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