Definition
灼 is a bound form (黏着语素) that cannot stand alone; it appears in compounds. It has two main semantic clusters: (1) a burning, scorching, or singeing sense (e.g., 灼热 'scorching hot', 灼伤 'burn injury'), and (2) a bright, gleaming sense, often extended metaphorically to mean 'penetrating' or 'clear' (e.g., 灼见 'profound insight').
b.f.
to burnscorchsingebrightlight (of light or insight)
Examples
- ，。Xiàtiān de yángguāng zhuó rè, ràng rén shòu bù liǎo.The summer sunlight is scorching hot, unbearable.
- ，灼。Tā de shǒu bèi rè shuǐ tàng shāng, gǎndào yí zhèn zhuó tòng.His hand was scalded by hot water, and he felt a sharp burning pain.
- 灼，。Tā tíchū le xǔduō zhēnzhī zhuó jiàn, lìng rén pèifú.He shared many true insights, which were admirable.
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