光
guāng
light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
rays (⺌) + standing figure (兀) = light shining from above
A figure (兀) stands tall with rays of light (⺌) shining above their head, like a person holding up a torch or standing in a beam of light. This image anchors both the visual form and the core meaning of radiance.
房间里的光很暗，我看不清楚书上的字。
fáng jiān lǐ de guāng hěn àn, wǒ kàn bù qīng chǔ shū shàng de zì。
The light in the room is very dim; I can't see the characters in the book clearly.
他光顾着说话，把碗里的饭都忘了吃。
tā guāng gù zhe shuō huà, bǎ wǎn lǐ de fàn dōu wàng le chī。
He was merely caught up in talking and forgot to eat the rice in his bowl.
Words with 光
锃光
zèng guāng
shiny
道光
dào guāng
reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
道光帝
dào guāng dì
Daoguang Emperor
远光灯
yuǎn guāng dēng
high beam (headlights)
郑光祖
zhèng guāng zǔ
Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
重光
chóng guāng
to recover one's sight
金光闪烁
jīn guāng shǎn shuò
spangle
金光党
jīn guāng dǎng
racketeers
银光
yín guāng
silvery light
双光气
shuāng guāng qì
diphosgene
凿壁偷光
záo bì tōu guāng
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
闪光
shǎn guāng
flash