辉

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(bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

光 meaning “light” + 军 sound ( jūn )

Components 光军

radiance · Heisig RSH #321

光 ray + chariot

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
辉县市	Huī xiàn Shì	Huixian, a county-level city in Xinxiang City 新鄉市\|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
辉南县	Huī nán Xiàn	Huinan, a county in Tonghua City 通化市[Tong1 hua4 Shi4], Jilin
黄金辉	Huáng Jīn huī	Wee Kim Wee (1915-2005), president of Singapore (1985-1993)
爱辉区	Ài huī Qū	Aihui, a district of Heihe City 黑河市[Hei1 he2 Shi4], Heilongjiang
卫辉市	Wèi huī Shì	Weihui, a county-level city in Xinxiang City 新鄉市\|新乡市[Xin1 xiang1 Shi4], Henan
与日同辉	yǔ rì tóng huī	to become more glorious with each passing day (idiom)
辉长岩	huī cháng yán	gabbro (geology)
辉格党	Huī gé dǎng	Whig Party
辉县	Huī xiàn	see 輝縣市\|辉县市[Hui1 xian4 Shi4]
生辉	shēng huī	to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc)
辉绿岩	huī lǜ yán	diabase (geology); dolerite
李登辉	Lǐ Dēng huī	Lee Teng-hui (1923–2020), Taiwanese politician, president of the Republic of China 1988–20…
辉南	Huī nán	see 輝南縣\|辉南县[Hui1 nan2 Xian4]
辉石	huī shí	pyroxene (family of rock-forming minerals); augite
光辉	guāng huī	radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent
爱辉	Ài huī	see 愛輝區\|爱辉区[Ai4 hui1 Qu1]
刘家辉	Liú Jiā huī	Gordon Liu (1955-), Hong Kong action actor
银辉	yín huī	radiance; silver white sheen
卫辉	Wèi huī	see 衛輝市\|卫辉市[Wei4 hui1 Shi4]
余辉	yú huī	variant of 餘暉\|余晖[yu2 hui1]

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

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
军 sound part	jūn	army, military; soldiers, troops
晕	yūn	dizzy, faint, foggy; to see stars
浑	hún	blended, mixed; muddy, turbid
荤	hūn	non-vegetarian food; garlic; a foul smell
诨	hùn	joke, jest; nickname; obscene joke
晖	huī	sunshine; light; bright, radiant
珲	hún	bright, glorious, splendid
郓	yùn	an ancient town; surname
皲	jūn	chapped, cracked