闪烁
Old HSK 6
闪烁 (shǎnshuò) · to twinkle
闪烁 (shǎnshuò) means “to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive”. It is written with 2 characters: 闪 (to dodge) + 烁 (to sparkle). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 闪烁 is built
The characters
闪 shǎn · to dodge
What 闪 is made of
- 门mén — gate
- 丶 — dot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 just glimpsed through a door 门 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
烁 shuò · to sparkle
What 烁 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 乐lè — cheerful
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
Example sentences
天上的星星在闪烁。Tiānshàng de xīngxīng zài shǎnshuò.The stars in the sky are twinkling.
他说话闪烁其词，不肯说实话。Tā shuōhuà shǎnshuò qící, bù kěn shuō shíhuà.He spoke evasively and wouldn't tell the truth.
Questions about 闪烁
What does 闪烁 mean?
闪烁 (shǎnshuò) means “to twinkle; to flicker; to be evasive”.
How do you pronounce 闪烁?
闪烁 is pronounced shǎnshuò.
Which HSK level is 闪烁?
闪烁 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 闪烁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 157: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.