Chinese symbol for “glitter”
灿烂
càn làn
Traditional: 燦爛
to glitter; brilliant; splendid
The closest CC-CEDICT match for glitter is 灿烂 (càn làn), defined as: to glitter; brilliant; splendid.
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 “glitter”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闪烁 (閃爍) | shǎn shuò | to glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate |
| 忽闪 (忽閃) | hū shǎn | to glitter; to gleam |
| 闪灼 (閃灼) | shǎn zhuó | to glitter |
| 闪耀 (閃耀) | shǎn yào | to glint; to glitter |
| 金葱粉 (金蔥粉) | jīn cōng fěn | glitter (sparkling material) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 灿烂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 腐烂 (腐爛) | fǔ làn | to rot; to putrefy |
| 破烂 (破爛) | pò làn | worn-out; dilapidated; tattered; ragged; (coll.) rubbish; junk |
| 烂摊子 (爛攤子) | làn tān zi | terrible mess; shambles |
See also: Japanese symbol for “glitter”.
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.