光明
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
光明 (guāngmíng) · bright
光明 (guāngmíng) means “bright; light; brightness”. It is written with 2 characters: 光 (light) + 明 (bright). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 光明 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)
明 míng · bright
What 明 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: The light of the sun 日 and moon 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们的将来很光明。Wǒmen de jiānglái hěn guāngmíng.Our future is bright.
他相信前面就是光明。Tā xiāngxìn qiánmiàn jiù shì guāngmíng.He believes there is light ahead.
Questions about 光明
What does 光明 mean?
光明 (guāngmíng) means “bright; light; brightness”.
How do you pronounce 光明?
光明 is pronounced guāngmíng.
Which HSK level is 光明?
光明 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 不光bùguāngnot only
- 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
Learn 光明 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.