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光 (guāng) — Chinese word meaning

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Meaning of 光

名 míng noun

light

光从窗户照进来。

guāng cóng chuāng hu zhào jìn lái

Light shines in through the window.

形 xíng adjective

smooth, bare, naked, used up

他把钱花光了。

tā bǎ qián huā guāng le

He spent all the money.

动 dòng verb

to use up

我把钱都花光了。

wǒ bǎ qián dōu huā guāng le

I've spent all my money.

副 fù adverb

only

他光说不做。

tā guāng shuō bù zuò

He only talks but doesn't act.

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Word breakdown

光 guāng — light

Structure & writing

1 光 guāng — light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线

光 is a component in 4 characters

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恍 huǎng suddenly; all at once; in a flash 晃 huàng to shake, to sway 耀 yào to shine brilliantly; to dazzle 辉 huī radiant brilliance; glowing splendor

consists of

1.1 ⺌ guāng — small, tiny

⺌ is a component in 6 characters

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当 dāng to serve as; to act as

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光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线

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肖 xiào to resemble, to look like 锁 suǒ lock (metal device requiring a key, code, or card to open)

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尚 shàng to revere; to value highly

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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty

1.2 兀 wù — towering and prominent

兀 is a component in 4 characters

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元 yuán the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan 西 xī west (one of the four cardinal directions, the side where the sun sets; opposite of '东')

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光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线微 wēi tiny; slight

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