How is 光 pronounced?

光 is pronounced “guāng” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 光?

光 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 光?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 光 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4nounadverb

光

guāng

光 (guāng) means “light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Measure word: 道

Stroke order

Practice writingUnlock HSK 4 required

Example

房间里的光线很暗。

Fángjiān lǐ de guāngxiàn hěn àn.

The light in the room is very dim.

Words containing 光

曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal); (advertising) exposure 光滑guāng huáglossy; sleek; smooth 光临guāng lín(formal) to honor with one's presence; to attend 光明guāng mínglight; radiance; (fig.) bright (prospects etc); openhearted 光盘guāng páncompact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM 阳光yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)风光fēng guāngscene; view; sight; landscape; to be well-regarded; to be well-off; grand (dialect); impressive (dialect)观光guān guāngto tour; sightseeing; tourism 光彩guāng cǎiluster; splendor; radiance 光辉guāng huīradiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent 光芒guāng mángrays of light; brilliant rays; radiance 光荣guāng rónghonor and glory; glorious

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Frequently asked questions

What does 光 mean?: 光 (guāng) means “light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 光 pronounced?: 光 is pronounced “guāng” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 光?: 光 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 光?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 光 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27