TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
燦
燦 ＝ 火 ＋ 粲
ㄘㄢˋ · càn
adj — brilliant, glittering, dazzling
字源 FORM — what the parts do
粲聲càn — gives the sound; bright, gleamingexact match — 粲 already means glistening (of polished rice)
Fire (火) for the light; 粲 càn on the right carries the sound, unchanged — and 粲 already means glistening, the sheen of polished rice. Two brightnesses stacked: light that glitters and dazzles, 燦爛、燦爛奪目.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
火（火）映在亮白的粲（粲）上，整片閃起來——燦。
Fire (火) caught on the gleaming 粲 — the whole field flashes — dazzling.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)燦爛— brilliant, glittering常用
→燦爛奪目— dazzling, blindingly bright
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
爛＝ ＋ 闌lànthe partner in 燦爛 — 爛 brings overripe-bright 蘭, 燦 brings gleaming 璨cànthe twin — 璨 takes 玉 jade for a bright gem, 燦 takes for bright fire