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光
guāng
Main
English Definitionlight; ray; bright; shiny; glossy; smooth; only; merely; to use up
Simplified Script光
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinguāng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping)gwong1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective, (副) adverb
Measure Words道
Proficiency Test LevelHSK=4; TOP=Intermediate

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Words With Same Head Word    
光明guāngmínglight; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted
光荣guāngrónghonor and glory; glorious
光辉guānghuīradiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent
光线guāngxiànlight ray; light; illumination; lighting (for a photograph)
光临guānglín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend
Words With Same Tail Word    
阳光yángguāngsunshine; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
眼光yǎnguānggaze; insight; foresight; vision; way of looking at things
目光mùguāngsight; vision; view; gaze; look
月光yuèguāngmoonlight
圆光yuánguāngradiance emanating from the head; halo
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