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
光辉
guānghuī
brilliance; glory; glorious
Characters in this word
辉 huī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 那段历史并非只有光辉的一面，也留下了需要反思的代价。 Nà duàn lìshǐ bìngfēi zhǐyǒu guānghuī de yí miàn, yě liúxià le xūyào fǎnsī de dàijià. That period of history was not only glorious; it also left costs that need reflection.
- 月亮洒下银色的光辉，湖面一片宁静。 Yuèliang sǎ xià yínsè de guānghuī, húmiàn yí piàn níngjìng. The moon cast its silvery radiance, and the lake was perfectly calm.
- 她用一生的努力，创造了光辉的成就。 Tā yòng yìshēng de nǔlì, chuàngzào le guānghuī de chéngjiù. With a lifetime of effort, she achieved something glorious.