开朗
Old HSK 6
开朗 (kāilǎng) · cheerful
开朗 (kāilǎng) means “cheerful; outgoing; bright”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 朗 (bright). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 开朗 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
朗 lǎng · bright
What 朗 is made of
- 良liáng — good
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
她性格开朗，很爱笑。Tā xìnggé kāilǎng, hěn ài xiào.She is cheerful and loves to laugh.
听了他的话，我心里开朗了很多。Tīng le tā de huà, wǒ xīnlǐ kāilǎng le hěnduō.After hearing what he said, I felt much better.
Questions about 开朗
What does 开朗 mean?
开朗 (kāilǎng) means “cheerful; outgoing; bright”.
How do you pronounce 开朗?
开朗 is pronounced kāilǎng.
Which HSK level is 开朗?
开朗 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开朗 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.