光 guāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 儿 — son, child
- Made of
- ⺌ small 兀 weak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
光滑
guānghuá
smooth; glossy
Characters in this word
滑 huá
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 骨 bone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这种陶瓷表面看似光滑，显微镜下却布满细小裂纹。 Zhè zhǒng táocí biǎomiàn kànsì guānghuá, xiǎnwēijìng xià què bùmǎn xìxiǎo lièwén. The surface of this ceramic looks smooth, but under a microscope it is covered with tiny cracks.
- 小河里的石头被水冲得很光滑。 Xiǎohé lǐ de shítou bèi shuǐ chōng de hěn guānghuá. The stones in the stream have been worn very smooth by the water.
- 宝宝的皮肤像剥了壳的鸡蛋一样光滑。 Bǎobao de pífū xiàng bāo le ké de jīdàn yíyàng guānghuá. The baby's skin is as smooth as a peeled egg.