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Chinese symbol for “resplendent”

璀璨
cuǐ càn
bright; resplendent

The closest CC-CEDICT match for resplendent is 璀璨 (cuǐ càn), defined as: bright; resplendent.

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

璀 cuǐ
brillance; luster; to shine
radical 96 ⽟ · 15 strokes
璨 càn
gem; the luster of a gem
radical 96 ⽟ · 17 strokes

Other Chinese words for “resplendent”

WordPinyinMeaning
蔚wèiArtemisia japonica; luxuriant
灿 (燦)cànglorious; bright
栩栩生辉 (栩栩生輝)xǔ xǔ shēng huīresplendent
璨美càn měiresplendent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 璀璨.

WordPinyinMeaning
璀璨夺目 (璀璨奪目)cuǐ càn duó mùdazzling (idiom)
璀璀cuǐ cuǐbright and clear
璀错 (璀錯)cuǐ cuòmany and varied
璨玉càn yùlustrous jade
璨璨càn cànvery bright
璨美càn měiresplendent

See also: Japanese symbol for “resplendent”.

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.