耀 — Chinese character
耀
yào
to sparkle, to shine, to dazzle; glory
- Pinyin
- yào
- Radical
- 124 ⽻ (Feather)
- Strokes
- 20
- Components
- 光 翟
- Formation
- ideographic — A peacock 翟 with a brilliant 光 tail
- Japanese
- 耀 as a kanji
Common words with 耀
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荣耀 (榮耀) | róng yào | honor; glory |
| 闪耀 (閃耀) | shǎn yào | to glint; to glitter |
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling; to show off; to flaunt |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | to dazzle; dazzling |
| 照耀 | zhào yào | to shine; to illuminate |
| 夸耀 (誇耀) | kuā yào | to brag about; to flaunt |
| 光耀 | guāng yào | dazzling; brilliant |
| 耀武扬威 (耀武揚威) | yào wǔ yáng wēi | to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff |
| 耀斑 | yào bān | solar flare |
| 光宗耀祖 | guāng zōng yào zǔ | to bring honor to one's ancestors |
| 显耀 (顯耀) | xiǎn yào | to show off |
| 光耀门楣 (光耀門楣) | guāng yào mén méi | splendor shines on the family's door (idiom); fig. to bring honor to one's family |
English words written with 耀
耀 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 2
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.
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