曜 yào — shine; luminary · English

曜

yào

shine; luminary

At a glance · 曜

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从日，翟声，本义为日光、照耀。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为光照、日星之光。

Structure

形声字，从日（意符），翟（dí）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinyào

Radical日

Strokes18

UnicodeU+66DC

Character type形声

Theme天文

Six languages, one character

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English shine; luminary To shine; also a heavenly luminary (sun, moon, star).

Français briller; astre Briller ; aussi un astre (soleil, lune, étoile).

Español brillar; astro Brillar ; también un astro (sol, luna, estrella).

العربية يضيء؛ نجم يضيء؛ ويُطلق على الأجرام السماوية (شمس وقمر ونجم).

Русский сиять; светило Сиять; также небесное светило (солнце, луна, звезда).

Common words

曜yàoshine
曜yàoday of week

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