烁 (shuò): meaning in a Chinese name

烁 (shuò) means shining, sparkling. In Chinese names it is a Fire-element character with 9 strokes.

Fire element 火

shining, sparkling

Element
Fire 火
Radical
火
Strokes
9
Use
Used for any gender

In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 烁 leans on that energy. More Fire element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.

The radical

the fire radical (火): fire, which suggests passion, brilliance, and the power to transform.

烁 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 9 strokes to write.

The image behind the character

云蒙蒙兮电鯈烁

《楚辞·悯上》(王逸)

烁 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.

More Fire characters

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