焕

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(bound form) shining; glowing; lustrous

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

火 meaning “fire” + 奂 sound ( huàn )

Components 火奂

glowing · Heisig RSH #2725

火 fire + Victorian lady

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
焕然一新	huàn rán yī xīn	to look completely new (idiom); brand new; changed beyond recognition
精神焕发	jīng shén huàn fā	in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
容光焕发	róng guāng huàn fā	face glowing (idiom); looking radiant; all smiles
全斗焕	Quán Dòu huàn	Chun Doo Hwan (1931-), South Korean politician, president 1980-1988
焕发	huàn fā	to shine; to glow; to irradiate; to flash
焕新	huàn xīn	to renew; to refresh
彪焕	biāo huàn	brilliant and shining; outstanding and elegant
炳焕	bǐng huàn	bright and brilliant

Characters sharing the sound component 奂 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
奂 sound part	huàn	numerous; brilliant
换	huàn	to change; to exchange, to swap, to trade
唤	huàn	to call
涣	huàn	scattered; to scatter
痪	huàn	numbness, paralysis