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Chinese symbol for “dazzling”

炫耀
xuàn yào
dazzling; to show off; to flaunt

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dazzling is 炫耀 (xuàn yào), defined as: dazzling; to show off; to flaunt.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

炫 xuàn
to glitter, to shine; to show off, to flaunt
radical 86 ⽕ · 9 strokes
耀 yào
to sparkle, to shine, to dazzle; glory
radical 124 ⽻ · 20 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dazzling”

WordPinyinMeaning
光耀guāng yàodazzling; brilliant
光彩夺目 (光彩奪目)guāng cǎi duó mùdazzling; brilliant
璀璨夺目 (璀璨奪目)cuǐ càn duó mùdazzling (idiom)
五光十色wǔ guāng shí sè(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
耀眼yào yǎnto dazzle; dazzling

Related words

Other words that share a character with 炫耀.

WordPinyinMeaning
酷炫kù xuàn(slang) cool; awesome
炫目xuàn mùto dazzle; to inspire awe
炫酷xuàn kù(slang) cool; awesome
炫富xuàn fùto flaunt one's wealth
炫技xuàn jìto show off one's skills; to put on a dazzling display of one's talents
荣耀 (榮耀)róng yàohonor; glory
闪耀 (閃耀)shǎn yàoto glint; to glitter
耀眼yào yǎnto dazzle; dazzling

See also: Japanese symbol for “dazzling”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.