賋 (jiǎo) - Jiao — bright, clear, luminous & refers to the brightness of moonlight.

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jiǎo ｜ 13 strokes ｜ radical:

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賋 · jiǎo

Jiao — bright, clear, luminous;

refers to the brightness of moonlight.

Jiao — bright, clear, luminousrefers to the brightness of moonlight.

Usage highlights

Bright moonClear and brightLuminous moonlightBright and whiteRadiant moon

Synonyms

  • 皎— bright, clear (especially of moonlight)
  • 明— bright, clear
  • 亮— bright, shining

Antonyms

  • 暗— dark, dim
  • 昏— dusky, dim

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The moonlight is bright and clear (賋洁的月光).
  • A bright moon in the sky (天空中的賋月).
  • The night was illuminated by the bright moon (被賋月照亮的夜晚).

Collocations

  • Bright moon(賋月)
  • Clear and bright(賋洁)
  • Luminous moonlight(賋光)
  • Bright and white(賋白)
  • Radiant moon(賋辉)

Idioms

  • Bright moon and clear breeze(賋月清风)
  • As bright as the moon(如月之賋)
  • Clear moonlight on a frosty night(霜夜賋月)

Cultural background

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  • Primarily used in classical Chinese poetry and literature to describe the brightness of the moon.
  • Associated with purity and clarity in traditional aesthetic concepts.
  • Often appears in descriptions of night scenes and moonlit landscapes.

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