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灿烂

Traditional: 燦爛

càn làn

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

càn làn · caan3 laan6 (Jyutping)

to glitter
brilliant
splendid

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

灿

Meaning: vivid, illuminating; bright
Radical: 火
Strokes: 7
Components: ⿰火山
Cangjie: FU
Four-corner: 9287

烂

Meaning: rotten, spoiled, decayed
Radical: 火
Strokes: 9
Components: ⿰火兰
Cangjie: FTMM
Four-corner: 9881

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