曯 (zhú) - To shine upon & to illuminate

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zhú ｜ 25 strokes ｜ radical:

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曯 · zhú

To shine upon;

to illuminate;

to cast light on something (archaic/rare usage).

To shine uponto illuminateto cast light on something (archaic/rare usage).

Usage highlights

Illuminate brightlyShine uponCast lightMoonlight illuminationSunlight shiningBright illumination

Synonyms

  • 照— to shine upon; to illuminate
  • 耀— to shine; to dazzle
  • 明— bright; clear
  • 亮— bright; to shine

Antonyms

  • 暗— dark; dim
  • 晦— obscure; dark
  • 阴— overcast; shady

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The moonlight illuminates the courtyard (月光曯庭院).
  • His wisdom shines upon our path (他的智慧曯耀我们的道路).
  • The lighthouse beam illuminates the dark sea (灯塔光束曯亮黑暗的海面).

Collocations

  • Illuminate brightly(曯耀)
  • Shine upon(曯照)
  • Cast light(曯光)
  • Moonlight illumination(月曯)
  • Sunlight shining(日曯)
  • Bright illumination(明曯)

Idioms

  • Shining brightly and illuminating clearly(曯耀明澈)
  • The sun shines and the moon illuminates(日曯月曯)
  • Illuminating the profound and obscure(曯幽阐微)

Cultural background

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  • Ancient character primarily used in classical texts for poetic descriptions of illumination.
  • Rarely used in modern Chinese, mostly appearing in literary or philosophical contexts.
  • Shares semantic field with more common illumination characters like 照, 明, and 耀.

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