灿烂 cànlàn splendid

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Traditional: 燦爛

Stroke order

灿烂 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

灿烂 — the Chinese character for splendid (cànlàn), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 灿烂 — splendid

灿 — 7 strokes
烂 — 9 strokes

Senses

to glitter
brilliant
splendid

Characters in 灿烂

灿 càn — glorious; bright; brilliant
烂 làn — soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

灿烂 is pronounced cànlàn and means “splendid”.

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