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U+5149, 光
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5149

[U+5148]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+514A]

Translingual

Han character

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(Kangxi radical 10, +4, 6 strokes, cangjie input 火一山 (FMU), four-corner 90211, composition )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 124, character 6
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1350
  • Dae Jaweon: page 262, character 1
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 266, character 7
  • Unihan data for U+5149
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Chinese

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Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): (fire) + (kneeling person) – fire over a person's head, emphasizing the shining of light (Shuowen).

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwaŋ (shine; bright; yellow). Cognate with (OC *ɡʷaːŋ, “yellow”), (OC *kʰʷaːŋs, “bright; well-lit”), Burmese ဝင်း (wang:, bright).

Pronunciation 1


Note: guǎng - "only".
Note:
  • gung1/gng1 - vernacular;
  • gorng1 - literary.

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Definitions

  1. light; beam; ray (Classifier: m;  m)
       dēngguāng   lamplight
       guāngdēng   spotlight
    透過門縫進來 [MSC, trad.]
    透过门缝进来 [MSC, simp.]
    Yī shù guāng tòuguò ménféng shè jìnlái. [Pinyin]
    A beam of light shone through the door.
    1. (specifically, physics) ray (Classifier: )
  2. to make bare; to be naked
    走路走路   guāngzhe jiǎo zǒulù   to walk barefoot
       guāngzhe ne.   I'm not decent.
    [Hokkien]   thǹg-kng-kng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]   to be naked; to be in the nude
  3. only; alone
    蔬菜 [MSC, trad.]
    蔬菜 [MSC, simp.]
    Bié guāng chī ròu, chī diǎn shūcài ba. [Pinyin]
    Don't eat only meat. Eat some vegetables.
  4. Particle used after verbs to show exhaustion or completion; until none is left
       mài guāng le   completely sold out
    已經所有 [MSC, trad.]
    已经所有 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yǐjīng yòngguāng le suǒyǒu de qián. [Pinyin]
    I've already used up all of my money.
    毋通 [Hokkien, trad.]
    毋通 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Lí m̄-thang chiong chîⁿ ēng kah kng kng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    Don't completely used up the money.
  5. scenery; sight
       fēngguāng   landscape
  6. glory; pride; honor
    臺灣台湾   Táiwān zhī guāng   the pride of Taiwan; someone who has brought glory to Taiwan
  7. time
       guāngyīn   the limited time available in a person's life
       shíguāng   the inevitable passing of events from future to present then past
  8. bright
       guāngmíng   bright; shining
    呢度 [Cantonese]   ni1 dou6 hou2 gwong1. [Jyutping]   It's very bright here.
    房間 [Hokkien, trad.]
    房间 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chit keng pâng-keng chin kng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    This room is very bright.
  9. brightness; luster
       guāng   luster; gloss; sheen
  10. smooth; glossy; polished; shiny; sleek
       guānghuá   smooth; glossy; sleek
    石頭 [Hokkien, trad.]
    石头 [Hokkien, simp.]
    Chio̍h-thâu bôa kah chin kng. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
    The stone is polished smooth.
  11. (figurative) advantage; benefit; goodness
       zhānguāng   to benefit from an association with someone
  12. to add honor to; to win honor for; to add luster on
    宗耀祖   guāngzōngyàozǔ   to bring honour to one's ancestors and clan
  13. (literary) to glorify; to bring honor to; to exalt; to make conspicuous
  14. Used in polite expressions.
       guānglín   presence (polite)
       guāng   to visit; to come; to patronize
  15. (Hokkien) to become bright; to brighten
    [Hokkien]   Thian kng lô. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]   The sky has become bright.
  16. a surname
Synonyms
  • (light):
Antonyms
  • (antonym(s) of bright): (àn), (hēi)
Compounds

Descendants

Sino-Xenic ():
  • Japanese: (こう) ()
  • Korean: 광(光) (gwang)
  • Vietnamese: quang ()

Pronunciation 2



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Definitions

  1. (historical dictionaries only) to color

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