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
光芒
guāngmáng
rays of light; radiance
Characters in this word
芒 máng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 亡 death, destruction
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他并没有刻意展示才华，但在关键讨论中自然显露出思想的光芒。 Tā bìng méiyǒu kèyì zhǎnshì cáihuá, dàn zài guānjiàn tǎolùn zhōng zìrán xiǎnlù chū sīxiǎng de guāngmáng. He did not deliberately display his talent, but in the crucial discussion the radiance of his thinking naturally emerged.
- 太阳升起，万道光芒洒满大地。 Tàiyáng shēngqǐ, wàn dào guāngmáng sǎ mǎn dàdì. The sun rose, and countless rays of light flooded the earth.
- 黑暗的房间里，手电筒射出一道光芒。 Hēi'àn de fángjiān lǐ, shǒudiàntǒng shè chū yí dào guāngmáng. In the dark room, the torch shot out a beam of light.