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月光 (yuè guāng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

月光 (yuè guāng) is a Chinese word: moonlight. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 月光

名 míng noun

moonlight

她在月光下散步。

tā zài yuè guāng xià sàn bù

She took a walk under the moonlight.

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Word breakdown

月 yuè — moon (the source of the light)

Words with this character (9)
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光 guāng — light (the radiance emitted)

Words with this character (32)
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Structure & writing
1 月 yuè — the moon, Earth's natural satellite
月 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 1
前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 明 míng bright; light (opposite of "dark") 朋 péng friend; companion 服 fú clothing; garment 期 qī scheduled date; deadline
HSK 2
望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 阴 yīn the moon (太阴)
HSK 4
钥 yào key 青 qīng black
HSK 5
朝 cháo imperial court; the place where the emperor holds court and issues decrees; also refers to being in power, opposite of '野'
HSK 6
朗 lǎng bright, well-lit
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惰 duò lazy, sluggish; opposite of 勤 朦 méng dim, hazy (as in 朦胧: dim moonlight or blurry, indistinct) 甩 shuǎi to swing; to wave 胧 lóng dim moonlight; hazy, indistinct (as in 朦胧) 腾 téng to run or leap
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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China

月 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 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

2.1 ⺌ guāng — small, tiny
⺌ is a component in 6 characters
HSK 3
当 dāng to serve as; to act as
HSK 4
光 guāng light (visible or invisible radiation such as sunlight, lamplight, moonlight, infrared or ultraviolet rays); also called 光波 or 光线
HSK 5
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
HSK 7
琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty
2.2 兀 wù — towering and prominent
兀 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 1
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')
HSK 4
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

Stroke order