璀璨
cuǐ​càn

resplendent

璀 cuǐ lustre of gems

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king

jade

崔
崔 Sound component
cuī high

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰluːlʔ

說文解字

璀璨，玉光也。从玉崔聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

璨 càn gems

The luster 粲 of a gem 王; 粲 also provides the pronunciation

Components

王
王 Meaning component
wáng king
粲
粲 SoundMeaning component
càn polish

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangsʰaːns

說文解字

玉光也。从玉粲聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)