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闪烁
閃爍
shǎnshuò
1. flickering
2. twinkling
3. evasive
4. vague (of speech)
HSK 6 Common • Top 17%

Character Breakdown

闪
shǎn
flash, lightning; to dodge, to evade
HSK 5 5 丶
烁
shuò
to sparkle, to shine, to glitter
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (3)

闪烁体
shǎnshuòtǐ
scintillator
金光闪烁
jīnguāngshǎnshuò
spangle
闪烁其词
shǎnshuòqící
to speak evasively (idiom); beating about the bush

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
14,362 of 84,292