光
光 (guāng) means “light”. It is made of ⺌ + 兀 and has 6 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 光 into its parts
What 光 is made of
- ⺌ — structural part
- 兀 wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿 ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: A person 儿 carrying a torch 火 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
光 stroke order
Example sentences
这个房间的光很好。Zhège fángjiān de guāng hěn hǎo.This room gets good light.
光说不做是不行的。Guāng shuō bù zuò shì bù xíng de.Just talking without doing won't work.
Words with 光
- 不光bùguāngnot only
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 阳光yángguāngsunshine
- 灯光dēngguānglight
- 光临guānglín(polite) to visit
- 光盘guāngpánCD
- 光滑guānghuásmooth
- 曝光bàoguāngto expose
- 风光fēngguāngscenery
- 观光guānguāngto go sightseeing
- 光彩guāngcǎiluster
- 光辉guānghuīradiance
- 光芒guāngmángrays of light
- 光荣guāngrónghonor
- 目光mùguānggaze
- 时光shíguāngtime
- 眼光yǎnguāngvision
- 沾光zhānguāngto benefit from association with someone
Also built with ⺌
Quick facts
| Pinyin | guāng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | light; only; used up |
| Strokes | 6 |
| Radical | 儿 (legs; son, #10) |
| Pattern | Top–bottom |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 光
What does 光 mean?
光 (guāng) means “light; only; used up”.
How many strokes does 光 have?
光 has 6 strokes.
What is the radical of 光?
The radical of 光 is 儿 (ér, “legs; son”), Kangxi radical number 10.
What parts make up 光?
光 is made of ⺌ (structural part) and 兀 (weak).
Which HSK level is 光?
光 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 光 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.