炫耀

xuànyào · HSK 7

show off

✨🦚 炫 dazzle (火 fire) + 耀 shine (光 light) = blaze so bright you show off

Both characters carry light: 炫 pairs the fire radical 火 with 玄, 耀 packs 光 (light) beside a bird 隹 above feathers. Two kinds of glare stacked together = boasting, flaunting, putting on a dazzling display.

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