耀

yào

yàospelled as iao · 4th tone — spelling rules

brilliant · glorious

Radical: 羽 Strokes: 20

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Common

Same radical

羽翼翻翁翅翰翔翠翘翳翦翮

Same radical

羽翼翻翁翅翰翔翠翘翳翦翮翕翟翥

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Character Decomposition

耀=光+翟

Etymology

A peacock 翟 with a brilliant 光 tail

Meanings

brilliant

glorious

yào

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Words with 耀 132 total

bright and luminous炳耀bǐng yào

Idioms with 耀 8 total Chain

to bring honor to one's ancestors光宗耀祖guāng zōng yào zǔ to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around · to bluff · to bluster耀武扬威yào wǔ yáng wēi