---
title: "Cuican Meaning: 璀璨 (bright) or 摧残 (to devastate)?"
description: "璀璨 (cuǐcàn) means “bright; resplendent”. Not the cuican you heard? See 摧残. Hear its tones, see what 璀 and 璨 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cuican"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 璀璨 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

璀璨 cuǐcàn

## bright; resplendent

## Its characters

1. 璀 cuǐ bright
2. 璨 càn bright

## In a sentence

夜晚的城市灯光璀璨。 The city lights are resplendent at night.

[More about 璀璨](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%92%80%E7%92%A8)

## Other words said cuican

- [摧残cuīcánto devastate](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%91%A7%E6%AE%8B)

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