光 (guāng)

light/only/used up

How 光 is written

Strokes
6
Radical
⺌ — small
Traditional
光
Simplified
光 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 光

光明 guāngmíng
light; illumination; radiance (esp. glory of Buddha etc)
光榮 guāngróng
honor and glory; glorious
時光 shíguāng
time; era; period of time
曝光 pùguāng
exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material); to expose (a scandal to the public)
眼光 yǎnguāng
gaze; insight; foresight
陽光 yángguāng
sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]
不光 bùguāng
not the only one; not only
亮光 liàngguāng
light; beam of light; gleam of light
光亮 guāngliàng
bright
光伏 guāngfú
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
光光 guāngguāng
bright; shiny; smooth
光圈 guāngquān
aperture; diaphragm

光 in a sentence

菜都被吃光了。

Cài dōu bèi chī guāng le.

“All the dishes have been eaten up.”

How common is 光?

光 is the 290th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 63.9% of all running text.

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