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guāng

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guāng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
guāng | guang1
English translation
light
ray
CL: dào [dào]
bright
only
merely
to use up
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely

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About guāng

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Number of strokes

6

Traditional form

guāng

Contains the radical

ér

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A person ér carrying a torch  Huǒ

Etymology of guāng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⺌兀

Explanation

Pictograph of fire on top of a person.

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Example sentences using guāng

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植物 zhíwù de 本性 běn xìng shì Xiàng shǎng tǐng cuàn 争取 zhēngqǔ 阳光 yángguāng .

It's the nature of plants to strain upwards to the light.

chūn huí 大地 dà dì , 万物 wàn wù 复苏 fù sū shì 令人 lìng rén 异常 yìcháng 喜悦 xǐyuè de Duàn 时光 shíguāng .

The return of spring, and the revivification of nature, is a period hailed with uncommon delight.

眼睛 yǎnjing kān zhāo . 看上去 kàn shang qu 成熟 chéngshú duō le , 激动 jīdòng 容光焕发 róng guāng huàn fā .

He narrowed his eyes at her. She looked a lot more mature, and brilliantly excited.

zhè shì cháng 光亮 guāng liàng 夺目 duó mù , 场面 chǎngmiàn 很大 de mèng .

It was a vast, luminous dream.

yǎn de 白光 Líng jǐn 双眼 shuāng yǎn .

The harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes.

Words with guāng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
guāng light guāng
阳光 yángguāng sunshine陽光
时光 shíguāng time時光
目光 mùguāng sight目光 mùguāng
光临 guānglín to attend光臨
灯光 dēng guāng light燈光
光明 guāngmíng light光明 guāngmíng
曝光 pùguāng to expose (photography)曝光 pùguāng
眼光 yǎnguāng gaze眼光 yǎnguāng
光荣 guāngróng glorious光榮
光棍 guāng gùn gangster光棍 guāng gùn
激光 jī guāng laser激光 jī guāng
光芒 guāngmáng rays of light光芒 guāngmáng
光线 guāng xiàn light ray光線
不光 bù guāng not only不光 bù guāng
发光 fā guāng to shine發光
风光 fēngguāng scene風光
月光 yuè guāng moonlight月光 yuè guāng
光辉 guānghuī radiance光輝
光彩 guāngcǎi luster光彩 guāngcǎi
观光 guānguāng to tour觀光
脱光 tuō guāng to strip naked脫光
闪光 shǎn guāng flash閃光
光滑 guānghuá glossy光滑 guānghuá
耳光 ěr guāng a slap on the face耳光 ěr guāng

guāng Decomposition & Compounds

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guāng Decomposition

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guāng Compounds

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  • guāng
    • huǎng
      • huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , huǎng , , ,
    • 耀 yào , huī , huǎng , guāng , guāng , , gōng , huǎng , guāng , guāng , guāng , huǎng , kuàng , guāng , , , , , , , , , huī , , , ,
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