Dong Chinese dictionary

yào

shine

Phonosemantic compound. 光 represents the meaning and 翟 represents the sound.

Components

光 Meaning component

guāng

light

翟 Sound component

dí, zhái

a kind of pheasant

耀 and 翟 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.耀 /*lewk-s/
翟 /*lˤewk/

Definitions

yào

shine, sparkle, dazzle; glory; brilliant; glorious

Most common words with 耀

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (1 verified)

Sound component in 1 character (1 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

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