juk1昱
Jyutpingjuk1
Yaleyūk
Definition
Bright; shining; bright light.
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How it's used
This character is almost exclusively used in personal names rather than in everyday descriptive speech. While it carries the meaning of bright light, you will rarely encounter it outside of formal written contexts or when discussing the meaning of someone's name. It is considered a literary or scholarly choice for naming children.
Examples
Their name has the character 昱, it sounds very bright.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for common adjectives like 光 or 亮. Because it is restricted to names, using it in a sentence to describe a bright room or a sunny day will sound unnatural and confusing to native speakers.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
