曜

yào

日 + 翟

Definitions

yào bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 耀 represents the sound.

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曜 is a phono-semantic compound combining the semantic component 日 (sun) with the phonetic 耀 (yào). 日 provides the core meaning of light, brightness, and celestial bodies, while 耀, meaning "to shine", supplies the sound and reinforces the sense of dazzling brilliance. Historically, the character described the radiance of the sun, moon, and five visible planets, collectively the Seven Luminaries (七曜), evoking radiant glory and the rhythmic passage of time marked by their movement across the sky.

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

今天是日曜日。

Jīntiān shì rìyàorì.

Today is Sunday.

一周有七个曜日。

Yī zhōu yǒu qī gè yàorì.

There are seven days in a week.

黑曜石是一种黑色宝石。

Hēiyàoshí shì yī zhǒng hēisè bǎoshí.

Obsidian is a black gemstone.

曜日的顺序是固定的。

Yàorì de shùnxù shì gùdìng de.

The order of the days of the week is fixed.

这颗宝石具有美丽的曜彩。

Zhè kē bǎoshí jùyǒu měilì de yàocǎi.

This gemstone has beautiful iridescence.

望远镜能观测遥远的曜星。

Wàngyuǎnjìng néng guāncè yáoyuǎn de yàoxīng.

The telescope can observe distant shining stars.

湖面上闪烁着淡淡的曜辉。

Húmiàn shàng shǎnshuò zhe dàndàn de yàohuī.

The lake surface glimmers with a faint shine.

古代文明常赋予曜灵神话色彩。

Gǔdài wénmíng cháng fùyǔ yàolíng shénhuà sècǎi.

Ancient civilizations often imbued shining celestial beings with mythological attributes.

Related Characters

Component: 日

Component: 翟

曜