耀 (yào)

brilliant; glorious; to shine

How 耀 is written

Strokes
20
Radical
⺌ — small
Traditional
耀
Simplified
耀 (unchanged)

Components

  • ⺌ small
  • 一 one
  • 儿 legs
  • 羽 feather
  • 隹 small bird

Common words using 耀

閃耀 shǎnyào
to glint; to glitter; to sparkle
榮耀 róngyào
honor; glory
炫耀 xuànyào
to show off; to flaunt
照耀 zhàoyào
to shine; to illuminate
耀眼 yàoyǎn
to dazzle; dazzling
光宗耀祖 guāngzōngyàozǔ
to bring honor to one's ancestors
光耀 guāngyào
dazzling; brilliant
耀州 yàozhōu
Yaozhou district of Tóngchuān city 銅川市|铜川市[Tong2 chuan1 shi4], Shǎnxī
耀斑 yàobān
solar flare
耀武揚威 yàowǔyángwēi
to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around; to bluff; to bluster
耀縣 yàoxiàn
Yao county in Shaanxi
誇耀 kuāyào
to brag about; to flaunt

耀 in a sentence

他在比賽中表現得很耀眼。

Tā zài bǐsài zhōng biǎoxiàn de hěn yàoyǎn.

“His performance in the competition was dazzling.”

How common is 耀?

耀 is the 1,802nd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 96.3% of all running text.

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