Meaning
light; ray; bright
Chinese: 光线、光亮，也表示光荣或只剩。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “guang” becomes a different word in each tone. 光 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
- 光明guāng mínglight; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
- 不光bù guāngnot the only one; not only
- 灯光dēng guāng(stage) lighting; light
- 光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
Example Sentence
早晨的阳光很温暖。Zǎo chén de yáng guāng hěn wēn nuǎn.The morning sunlight is very warm.
早晨Zǎo chénearly morning的deof阳光yáng guāngsunshine很hěnvery温暖wēn nuǎnwarm。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A fire (火, on top) over a person (儿, below): someone holding up a torch to give ‘light’. It means ‘light / brightness’.
A way to remember it
A person carrying fire overhead — giving off light.
Easy to confuse with
- 先‘First / earlier’: also ends in 儿 (legs), but the top is a foot-mark, not fire.