鑠

简 铄 · 繁 鑠
Mandarin · pinyin shuò

Meanings

  1. bright
  2. to melt
  3. to fuse
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铄
shuò · melt, smelt; shine
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  1. to melt by heat; to fuse (metal)
  2. (literary) to weaken; to wear down
  3. (archaic) to permeate; to seep into
  4. fine; glorious
  5. (alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 爍 /烁 (“bright; brilliant; glittering”)

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