Definitions

huī sunshine; to shine upon; variant of 輝|辉[huī]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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About

The character "晖", whose traditional form is written as "暉", originally stems from a conceptual combination of the sun radical "日" and the phonetic component "軍" (jūn), which together evoked the image of sunlight radiating outward much like the spreading deployment of an army. Over time, its meaning specifically came to denote the diffuse, radiant light of the sun, often with a connotation of brightness or brilliance, though its usage gradually narrowed to a more poetic or literary register describing a gentle glow or luminous atmosphere. In its simplified form, the complex phonetic element "軍" was replaced with the simpler "军", streamlining the character while retaining its core association with light through the persistent sun radical.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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真美丽。

Yú huī zhēn měi lì.

The afterglow is really beautiful.

洒满大地。

Chūn huī sǎ mǎn dà dì.

Spring sunlight spills over the land.

晚霞的余渐消。

Wǎn xiá de yú huī jiàn xiāo.

The afterglow of the evening glow gradually fades.

光下的湖泊闪闪发亮。

Huī guāng xià de hú pō shǎn shǎn fā liàng.

The lake under the brilliance shines brightly.

他站在余中沉思。

Tā zhàn zài yú huī zhōng chén sī.

He stands in the afterglow, deep in thought.

照耀着复苏的田野。

Chūn huī zhào yào zhe fù sū de tián yě.

Spring sunlight shines on the reviving fields.

那片光给了我们希望。

Nà piàn huī guāng gěi le wǒ men xī wàng.

That patch of brilliance gave us hope.

在余的映衬下,城市的轮廓显得格外柔和。

Zài yú huī de yìng chèn xià, chéng shì de lún kuò xiǎn dé gé wài róu hé.

Against the backdrop of the afterglow, the city's skyline appears especially soft.