灯光
HSK 4 (2021)
灯光 (dēngguāng) · light
灯光 (dēngguāng) means “light; lighting”. It is written with 2 characters: 灯 (lamp) + 光 (light). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 灯光 is built
The characters
灯 dēng · lamp
What 灯 is made of
- 火huǒ — fire
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 人rén — person
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: 火 gives the meaning, 丁 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
晚上的灯光很美。Wǎnshang de dēngguāng hěn měi.The lights at night are beautiful.
这里的灯光太暗了。Zhèlǐ de dēngguāng tài àn le.The light in here is too dim.
Questions about 灯光
What does 灯光 mean?
灯光 (dēngguāng) means “light; lighting”.
How do you pronounce 灯光?
灯光 is pronounced dēngguāng.
Which HSK level is 灯光?
灯光 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 电灯diàndēngelectric light
- 灯笼dēnglonglantern
- 红绿灯hónglǜdēngtraffic lights
- 灯dēnglamp
- 不光bùguāngnot only
- 光明guāngmíngbright
- 阳光yángguāngsunshine
- 光临guānglín(polite) to visit
- 光盘guāngpánCD
- 光滑guānghuásmooth
Learn 灯光 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 73: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.