光彩
Old HSK 6
光彩 (guāngcǎi) · luster
光彩 (guāngcǎi) means “luster; splendor; honorable”. It is written with 2 characters: 光 (light) + 彩 (color). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 光彩 is built
The characters
光 guāng · light
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)
彩 cǎi · color
What 彩 is made of
- 采cǎi — to collect
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 彡 gives the meaning, 采 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这块玉很有光彩。Zhè kuài yù hěn yǒu guāngcǎi.This piece of jade has a lovely luster.
做这种事一点儿也不光彩。Zuò zhèzhǒng shì yìdiǎnr yě bù guāngcǎi.Doing this kind of thing is not honorable at all.
Questions about 光彩
What does 光彩 mean?
光彩 (guāngcǎi) means “luster; splendor; honorable”.
How do you pronounce 光彩?
光彩 is pronounced guāngcǎi.
Which HSK level is 光彩?
光彩 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 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
Learn 光彩 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.