Pinyin Syllable
Chinese characters pronounced guang
Learn common Chinese characters pronounced guang, including 光 guāng, 广 guǎng. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.
How to Pronounce This Syllable
Build guang by sliding from g straight into uang; the tone rides over the joined sound, so treat it as one unit.
Initial g
Start the syllable on the initial g, then run straight into the final uang — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.
Final uang
Settle the final uang into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.
Study Tip
Start with the most common characters (光 guāng, 广 guǎng) and lock in their tones. 2 common characters share the sound guang, so lean on words to tell the rest apart.
Learn by Tone
guang turns up here with 2 different tones; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.
1st tone
Taking the 1st tone here: 光 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
3rd tone
Taking the 3rd tone here: 广 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.
Common Words With This Sound
Seeing guang inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.
Characters
2 common characters in this group.