耀 (jiu6 | yao4) : shine; boast of; honourable; radiance

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耀

jiu6

yao4

[1] [v] shine; illuminate; dazzle
[2] [v] boast of; laud; show off
[3] [adj] honourable; glorious
[4] [n] rays of light; radiance

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 20

Level: 3

Radical: 羽 (#124)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

耀

This word has been viewed 8384 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th Jul 2011 14:32

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閃耀 sim2 jiu6 shan3 yao4 = sparkle; twinkle; glint

耀眼 jiu6 ngaan5 yao4 yan3 = dazzling; to dazzle

照耀 ziu3 jiu6 zhao4 yao4 = to shine; to illuminate

炫耀於人 jyun6 jiu6 jyu1 jan4 = to show off one's talent before others

炫耀 jyun6 jiu6 xuan4 yao4 = show off

榮耀 wing4 jiu6 rong2 yao4 = honor; glory

光宗耀祖 gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2 guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3 = glorify and illuminate one's ancestors, to bring honor to one's forefathers

李光耀 lei5 gwong1 jiu6 li3 guang1 yao4 = Lee Kuan Yew (first Prime Minister of Singapore)

黎耀祥 lai4 jiu6 coeng4 li2 yao4 xiang2 = Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung

吳耀漢 ng4 jiu6 hon3 wu2 yao4 han4 = Richard Ng
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Decimal representation of this word: 耀
Unicode code for this character: U+8000 (off-site link)

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