Chinese symbol for “splendid”
辉煌
huī huáng
Traditional: 輝煌
splendid; glorious
The closest CC-CEDICT match for splendid is 辉煌 (huī huáng), defined as: splendid; glorious.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “splendid”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光大 | guāng dà | splendid; magnificent |
| 绚烂 (絢爛) | xuàn làn | splendid; gorgeous |
| 华 (華) | huá | magnificent; splendid |
| 卓越 | zhuó yuè | outstanding; surpassing |
| 灿烂 (燦爛) | càn làn | to glitter; brilliant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 辉煌.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光辉 (光輝) | guāng huī | radiance; glory |
| 金碧辉煌 (金碧輝煌) | jīn bì huī huáng | gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) |
| 辉石 (輝石) | huī shí | pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals); augite |
| 辉映 (輝映) | huī yìng | to reflect; to shine |
| 生辉 (生輝) | shēng huī | to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc) |
| 煌熠 | huáng yì | bright |
| 金碧荧煌 (金碧熒煌) | jīn bì yíng huáng | splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant |
See also: Japanese symbol for “splendid”.
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.