灿 — Chinese character
灿
càn
vivid, illuminating, brilliant
- Pinyin
- càn
- Radical
- 86 ⽕ (Fire)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 火 山
- Formation
- pictophonetic — fire; meaning component 火; sound component 山
- Traditional
- 燦
Common words with 灿
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 灿烂 (燦爛) | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant |
| 金灿灿 (金燦燦) | jīn càn càn | golden-bright and dazzling |
| 舌灿莲花 (舌燦蓮花) | shé càn lián huā | (idiom) eloquent; entertaining in one's speech |
| 灿烂多彩 (燦爛多彩) | càn làn duō cǎi | multicolored splendor (of fireworks, bright lights etc) |
| 灿笑 (燦笑) | càn xiào | to smile brightly |
| 灿若繁星 (燦若繁星) | càn ruò fán xīng | bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent |
| 绮灿 (綺燦) | qǐ càn | enchanting; gorgeous |
English words written with 灿
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.