Definitions
(noun,adjective)
crystal; crystalline
Etymology
Pictograph of 3 bright stars (日).
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The character 晶 originated as a pictograph of three bright stars (日) arranged one above two in a triangular formation, visually multiplying the ideas of intense brightness, radiant light, and sparkling clarity. Each 日 originally depicted a shining star, but these components later came to be treated as the sun radical, and their repetition creates an image of overwhelming brilliance that far exceeds the light of a single star or sun. This tripling technique intensifies the core concept, making the character a powerful ideogram for radiance. In modern Chinese, 晶 primarily refers to quartz, crystals, and other transparent minerals that catch and refract light, and it also functions as an adjective describing anything perfectly clear, gleaming, or luminously transparent.
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我很喜欢水晶。
水晶非常漂亮。
这块晶体很透明。
晶体结构很复杂。
科学家研究晶体。
水晶灯闪闪发光。
晶体在阳光下闪耀。
科学家通过显微镜观察晶体微观结构。
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