Keyword
light
- bright
- brilliant
- only
- merely
- Frequency
- #490
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
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Mnemonic
A person 儿 carrying a torch 火
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
光
light; ray (CL:道 (dào)); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
阳光
sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
曝光
to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure; Taiwan pr. pùguāng
时光
time (esp. as sth that passes)
光明
light; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
目光
gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look; (lit. and fig.) sight; vision
观光
to tour; sightseeing; tourism
眼光
gaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
光绪
reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
光荣
honor and glory; glorious
光辉
radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent
灯光
(stage) lighting; light
激光
laser
发光
to emit light; to shine; to glow; to glisten; to be luminous
光线
light ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
光学
optics
月光
moonlight
光芒
rays of light; brilliant rays; radiance
风光
scene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)
不光
not the only one; not only
光是
solely; just
光谱
spectrum
曙光
the first light of dawn; (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning
光纤
optical fiber; fiber optics