耀

yào
#1,802 most
frequent character
brilliant, glorious

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

耀 pairs 光 light, its meaning part, with 翟 dí, which supplies the sound. It first meant 'rays of light', then grew to 'bright, brilliant', and from there to 'honor, glory'. The sound link is unclear in modern Mandarin.

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Homophones

HSK 3
要yào
important, vital, to want, will

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