bright

A dazzling  flame  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
huǒ fire
SoundMeaning component
bright light

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyuwkɢʷrəpshine, gleam
Zhengzhangɢrub
luɡ

說文解字

熠也。从火昱聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica