煋 (xīng) - Xing — an ancient Chinese character meaning 'firelight' & also used in modern internet slang to mean

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Xing — an ancient Chinese character meaning 'firelight' or 'spark';

also used in modern internet slang to mean 'outdated' or 'obsolete'.

Xing — an ancient Chinese character meaning 'firelight'also used in modern internet slang to mean

Usage highlights

FirelightOutdated personSparkAncient characterInternet slang

Synonyms

  • 火— fire (similar semantic field)
  • 星— star (similar pronunciation)
  • 过时— outdated (similar meaning in modern usage)

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The character is rarely used in modern Chinese (煋).
  • In online slang, it means someone is outdated (你太煋了).
  • It originally referred to a spark or firelight (火光煋煋).

Collocations

  • Firelight(火光煋煋)
  • Outdated person(煋人)
  • Spark(火星)
  • Ancient character(古字煋)
  • Internet slang(网络用语煋)

Idioms

  • Bright as firelight(火光煋煋)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally an ancient character describing the appearance of fire or sparks.
  • Revived in modern internet culture with a completely different meaning of 'outdated' or 'obsolete'.
  • Rarely used in formal writing or daily communication.

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