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Chinese symbol for “glittering”

闪闪
shǎn shǎn
Traditional: 閃閃
flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering

The closest CC-CEDICT match for glittering is 闪闪 (shǎn shǎn), defined as: flickering; sparkling; glistening; glittering.

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

闪 shǎn
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade
radical 169 ⾨ · 5 strokes
闪
闪 shǎn
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade
radical 169 ⾨ · 5 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “glittering”

WordPinyinMeaning
明亮míng liàngbright; shining
晶亮jīng liàngbright; glittering
烁烁 (爍爍)shuò shuòflickering; glittering
睒shǎnfurtively glance; glittering

Related words

Other words that share a character with 闪闪.

WordPinyinMeaning
闪电 (閃電)shǎn diànlightning; measure word: 道 (dào)
闪亮 (閃亮)shǎn liàngbrilliant; shiny
闪耀 (閃耀)shǎn yàoto glint; to glitter
闪烁 (閃爍)shǎn shuòto glisten; to glitter; to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive; to equivocate
闪光 (閃光)shǎn guāngflash

See also: Japanese symbol for “glittering”.

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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