光
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light; ray (CL:道[dao4]); bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 光
- Common rank
- #95
- Unicode
- U+5149
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Formation & memory
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How to remember it
ray · Heisig RSH #130
小 small + human legs
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 光
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 光山县 | Guangshan, a county in Xinyang City 信陽市|信阳市[Xin4 yang2 Shi4], Henan | |
| 光电子 | photoelectron | |
| 不光 | not the only one; not only | |
| 光化学 | photochemistry | |
| 光大 | splendid; magnificent; abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China E… | |
| 光子 | photon (particle physics) | |
| 光山 | see 光山縣|光山县[Guang1 shan1 Xian4] | |
| 光头 | shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless | |
| 光学 | optics | |
| 生光 | to emit light | |
| 光天化日 | the full light of day (idiom); fig. peace and prosperity; in broad daylight | |
| 花光 | to spend all one's money | |
| 光气 | phosgene COCl2, aka carbonyl chloride, a poisonous gas | |
| 东光县 | Dongguang, a county in Cangzhou City 滄州市|沧州市[Cang1 zhou1 Shi4], Hebei | |
| 光电 | photoelectric | |
| 电光 | light produced by electricity; (esp.) lightning flash; (textiles) glossy finish | |
| 光明区 | Guangming, a district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 分光 | (prefix) spectro- | |
| 高光 | highlight (in a photo or painting); (cosmetics) highlighter | |
| 明光市 | Mingguang, a county-level city in Chuzhou City 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 Shi4], Anhui |
Sound family
These characters use 光 as their sound component — compare how they read.