Chinese symbol for “glint”
闪耀
shǎn yào
Traditional: 閃耀
to glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate
The closest CC-CEDICT match for glint is 闪耀 (shǎn yào), defined as: to glint; to glitter; to sparkle; to radiate.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “glint”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 闪耀.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闪电 (閃電) | shǎn diàn | lightning; measure word: 道 (dào) |
| 闪亮 (閃亮) | shǎn liàng | brilliant; shiny |
| 闪烁 (閃爍) | shǎn shuò | to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate |
| 闪光 (閃光) | shǎn guāng | flash |
| 闪闪 (閃閃) | shǎn shǎn | flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering |
| 荣耀 (榮耀) | róng yào | honor; glory |
| 炫耀 | xuàn yào | dazzling; to show off; to flaunt |
| 耀眼 | yào yǎn | to dazzle; dazzling |
See also: Japanese symbol for “glint”.
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.
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