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Chinese symbol for “luster”

光彩
guāng cǎi
luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance

The closest CC-CEDICT match for luster is 光彩 (guāng cǎi), defined as: luster; splendor; radiance; brilliance.

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

光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes
彩 cǎi
color, hue; prize; brilliant; variegated
radical 59 ⼺ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “luster”

WordPinyinMeaning
光泽 (光澤)guāng zéluster; gloss
泽 (澤)zépool; pond
皪lìluster (of pearls)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 光彩.

WordPinyinMeaning
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
时光 (時光)shí guāngtime (esp. as sth that passes)
光明guāng mínglight; radiance
目光mù guānggaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look
观光 (觀光)guān guāngto tour; sightseeing
色彩sè cǎitint; coloring; coloration; (fig.) flavor; character
精彩jīng cǎiwonderful; marvelous

See also: Japanese symbol for “luster”.

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.