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CHINESE CHARACTER

guāng

光

光

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ray

Numbered pinyin
guang1
English meanings
light, ray, brightness, honor, glory, luster

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top ⺌; bottom 兀.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱⺌兀

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yángguāng阳光hěn很hǎo好。

    The sunlight is nice.

  2. 02

    bǎ把fàn饭chī吃guāng光。

    Eat all the food.

  3. 03

    guāngxiàn光线hěn很qiáng强。

    The light is strong.

  4. 04

    guāng光shuō说bùgòu不够。

    Talking alone isn't enough.

  5. 05

    diàndēng电灯fāguāng发光。

    The lamp gives light.

  6. 06

    guāng光nǐ你yī一gèrén个人bùxíng不行。

    You alone aren't enough.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不光
  • 争光
  • 光临
  • 光彩
  • 光明
  • 光明磊落
  • 光泽
  • 光滑
  • 光环
  • 光盘
  • 光碟
  • 光线
  • 光缆
  • 光芒
  • 光荣
  • 光辉
  • 光顾
  • 发光
  • 发扬光大
  • 容光焕发
  • 时光
  • 曙光
  • 曝光
  • 沾光
  • 激光
  • 灯光
  • 目光
  • 眼光
  • 耳光
  • 荧光
  • 观光
  • 阳光
  • 风光