耀(yào)

HSK 620 strokes

brilliant

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yào
Meaning
brilliant; glorious
Strokes
20
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 耀 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰光翟

A peacock 翟 with a brilliant 光 tail

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 耀 step by step

20 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 耀

Common words using 耀 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

zhàoyào耀
HSK 6

to shine

Open 照耀 page →
xuànyào耀
HSK 7-9

dazzling; to show off; to flaunt

Open 炫耀 page →
yào耀yǎn
HSK 7-9

to dazzle

Open 耀眼 page →
kuāyào耀
HSK 7-9

to brag about

Open 夸耀 page →
guāngyào耀

dazzling; brilliant

Open 光耀 page →
róngyào耀

honor; glory

Open 荣耀 page →
yào耀bān

solar flare

Open 耀斑 page →

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