眩耀
xuàn​yào

dazzled

眩 xuàn, huàn, juàn to confuse

Components

目
目 Meaning component
mù eye

eye

玄
玄 Sound component
xuán, xuàn black

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɡʷeːn
ɡʷeːn
Unicodehuèn

說文解字

目無常主也。从目玄聲。

Sources

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

耀 yào shine

Phonosemantic compound. 光 represents the meaning and 翟 represents the sound.

Components

光
光 Meaning component
guāng light
翟
翟 Sound component
dí, zhái a kind of pheasant
Change in sound

Component uses

Sound (1)

曜

Meaning (1)

曜

Remnant (1)

曜

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartyewHlewk-s shine

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart