Usage of the character 光

Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 ( Huángchuān) in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道／全罗南道 ( Quánluónándào), South Korea

guāngcǎi

光彩

[光彩]

luster
splendor
radiance
brilliance

Guāngzé

光泽

[光澤]

Guangze county in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian

Fóguāng

佛光

[佛光]

Buddha's teachings
aura (around the head of Buddha)

guāngqī

光漆

[光漆]

enamel

Shòuguāng

寿光

[壽光]

Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊／潍坊 ( Wéifāng), Shandong

ěrguāng

耳光

[耳光]

a slap on the face
CL:記／记 (jì)

shíguāng

时光

[時光]

time
era
period of time

guānghuá

光华

[光華]

brilliance
splendor
magnificence

jīguāng

激光

[激光]

laser

guānggùn

光棍

[光棍]

gangster
hoodlum
a single person
bachelor

guāngrùn

光润

[光潤]

glossy
lustrous
sleek

bàoguāng

爆光

[爆光]

photographic exposure
public exposure

guāngfù

光复

[光復]

to recover (territory or power)
the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945

guānghài

光害

[光害]

light pollution (Tw)

guāngbào

光爆

[光爆]

explosion of light

guāngguāng

光光

[光光]

bright
shiny
smooth
naked
bald
penniless

sèguāng

色光

[色光]

colored light

guāngdiàn

光电

[光電]

photoelectric

fēngguāng

风光

[風光]

scene
view
sight
landscape
to be well-regarded
to be well-off
grand (dialect)
impressive (dialect)

bàoguāng

曝光

[曝光]

to expose (photography)
(fig.) to expose (a scandal)
(advertising) exposure
Taiwan pr. (pùguāng)

gǎnguāng

感光

[感光]

light-sensitive

guāngzé

光泽

[光澤]

luster
gloss

zēngguāng

增光

[增光]

to add luster
to add glory

guāngyào

光耀

[光耀]

dazzling
brilliant

shǎngguāng

赏光

[賞光]

to do sb the honor (of attending etc)
to put in an appearance
to show up

guāngbǐ

光笔

[光筆]

light pen

zèngguāng

锃光

[鋥光]

shiny

bùguāng

不光

[不光]

not the only one
not only

shǔguāng

曙光

[曙光]

the first light of dawn
(fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period; a new beginning

guāngnián

光年

[光年]

light-year

guāngyīn

光阴

[光陰]

time available

guāngcí

光磁

[光磁]

magneto-optical

sānguāng

三光

[三光]

the sun, the moon, and the stars

guāngxiān

光鲜

[光鮮]

bright and neat

fēnguāng

分光

[分光]

(prefix) spectro-

guāngjié

光洁

[光潔]

bright and clean

guānguāng

观光

[觀光]

to tour
sightseeing
tourism

guāngliu

光溜

[光溜]

smooth; slippery

guāngdà

光大

[光大]

splendid
magnificent
abbr. for 中國光大銀行／中国光大银行 ( Zhōngguó Guāngdà Yínháng), China Everbright Bank

hēguāng

喝光

[喝光]

to drink up
to finish (a drink)

yèguāng

夜光

[夜光]

luminous

sǎnguāng

散光

[散光]

astigmatism

zǒuguāng

走光

[走光]

to expose oneself
to be completely gone

xiáguāng

霞光

[霞光]

multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset

guānglǎn

光缆

[光纜]

optical cable

huāguāng

花光

[花光]

to spend all one's money

jièguāng

借光

[借光]

excuse me (i.e. let me through, please)
reflected glory
to benefit from sb else's prestige

nìguāng

逆光

[逆光]

backlighting (lighting design)

guāngnéng

光能

[光能]

light energy (e.g. solar)

zhéguāng

折光

[摺光]

refraction

guāngtóu

光头

[光頭]

shaven head
bald head
to go bareheaded
hatless

dēngguāng

灯光

[燈光]

(stage) lighting
light

guāngyàn

光艳

[光艷]

bright and colorful; gorgeous

Yǎngguāng

仰光

[仰光]

Yangon (Rangoon), city, capital of Myanmar from 1948 to 2006

mùguāng

目光

[目光]

gaze; (fig.) attention
expression in one's eyes; look
(lit. and fig.) sight; vision

guāngbān

光斑

[光斑]

facula (astronomy)

yǎguāng

哑光

[啞光]

matte
non-glossy

guānglín

光临

[光臨]

(formal) to honor with one's presence
to attend

yǎnguāng

眼光

[眼光]

gaze
insight
foresight
vision
way of looking at things

guāngfú

光伏

[光伏]

photovoltaic (e.g. cell)

guānghé

光合

[光合]

photosynthesis

Guāngfù

光复

[光復]

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

guāngróng

光荣

[光榮]

honor and glory
glorious

sànguāng

散光

[散光]

to diffuse light

róngguāng

荣光

[榮光]

glory

yíngguāng

荧光

[熒光]

fluorescence
fluorescent

guānggù

光顾

[光顧]

to visit (as a customer)

bōguāng

波光

[波光]

gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight

guāngshì

光是

[光是]

solely
just

guānghuá

光滑

[光滑]

glossy; sleek; smooth

guāngmǐn

光敏

[光敏]

photosensitive

chóngguāng

重光

[重光]

to recover one's sight
(fig.) to recover (lost territories)

guāngzhuī

光追

[光追]

ray tracing (abbr. for 光線追蹤／光线追踪 (guāngxiànzhuīzōng))

yángguāng

阳光

[陽光]

sunshine
(of personality) upbeat; energetic
transparent (open to public scrutiny)

guānghuī

光辉

[光輝]

radiance
glory
brilliant
magnificent

rìguāng

日光

[日光]

sunlight

jùguāng

聚光

[聚光]

to focus light (e.g. in theater)
to spotlight

guāngquān

光圈

[光圈]

aperture
diaphragm
halo
aureole

guāngpǔ

光谱

[光譜]

spectrum

piānguāng

偏光

[偏光]

polarized light

shēngguāng

生光

[生光]

to emit light

yíngguāng

萤光

[螢光]

Taiwan variant of 熒光／荧光 (yíngguāng)

guāngjiǎo

光脚

[光腳]

bare feet

jīngguāng

精光

[精光]

nothing left (money, food etc)
all finished
bright and shiny
radiant
glorious

guāngxiān

光纤

[光纖]

optical fiber
fiber optics

xiōngguāng

凶光

[凶光]

ominous glint

guāngxiàn

光线

[光線]

light ray
CL:條／条 (tiáo),道 (dào)
light
illumination
lighting (for a photograph)

guāngliàng

光亮

[光亮]

bright

zhīguāng

支光

[支光]

watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs

Guāngxù

光绪

[光緒]

reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)

guāngliàng

光量

[光量]

quantity of light
luminosity

guāngmiàn

光面

[光麵]

plain noodles in broth

Guāngshān

光山

[光山]

Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

guāngjǐng

光景

[光景]

circumstances
scene
about
probably

guāngdié

光碟

[光碟]

optical disc
compact disc
CD
CD-ROM
CL:片 (piàn),張／张 (zhāng)

guāngmíng

光明

[光明]

light
radiance
(fig.) bright (prospects etc)
openhearted

guāngqū

光驱

[光驅]

CD or DVD Drive
abbr. for 光盤驅動器／光盘驱动器

pāoguāng

抛光

[拋光]

to polish; to burnish

guāngdù

光度

[光度]

luminosity

yáoguāng

摇光

[搖光]

eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper

Míngguāng

明光

[明光]

Mingguang, a county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州 ( Chúzhōu), Anhui

yuèguāng

月光

[月光]

moonlight

guāngzǐ

光子

[光子]

photon (particle physics)

xiángguāng

祥光

[祥光]

auspicious light

xuánguāng

旋光

[旋光]

rotation of plane of polarization of light

zhānguāng

沾光

[沾光]

to bask in the light
fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth
reflected glory

guāngzhuī

光锥

[光錐]

(physics) light cone

língguāng

灵光

[靈光]

divine light (around the Buddha)
a halo
a miraculous column of light
(slang) jolly good!

Lǐguāng

理光

[理光]

Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company

zhuīguāng

追光

[追光]

(theater) spotlight

diànguāng

电光

[電光]

electric light
lightning
electro-optical

dànguāng

淡光

[淡光]

shimmer

guāngqì

光气

[光氣]

phosgene COCl2, aka carbonyl chloride, a poisonous gas

bàiguāng

败光

[敗光]

to squander one's fortune
to dissipate one's wealth

línguāng

磷光

[磷光]

phosphorescence

Dàoguāng

道光

[道光]

reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)

bàoguāng

暴光

[暴光]

exposure

Dōngguāng

东光

[東光]

Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

fǎnguāng

反光

[反光]

to reflect light

bèiguāng

背光

[背光]

to be in a poor light
to do sth with one's back to the light
to stand in one's own light

tìguāngtóu

剃光头

[剃光頭]

to shave the whole head clean
crushing defeat

yóuguāngqī

油光漆

[油光漆]

varnish

yíngguāngdēng

荧光灯

[熒光燈]

fluorescent lamp
neon lamp

guāngdiànzǐ

光电子

[光電子]

photoelectron

Guāngshānxiàn

光山县

[光山縣]

Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽／信阳, Henan

jīnguāngdǎng

金光党

[金光黨]

racketeers
con artists

shǎnguāngdiǎn

闪光点

[閃光點]

lit. flash point
crucial point
essential point

shǎnguāngdēng

闪光灯

[閃光燈]

flash bulb (photography)

guānguāngqū

观光区

[觀光區]

tourist region
sightseeing area

piānguāngjìng

偏光镜

[偏光鏡]

polarizing filter

yángguāngfáng

阳光房

[陽光房]

sunroom

Guāngzéxiàn

光泽县

[光澤縣]

Guangze county in Nanping 南平 ( Nánpíng) Fujian

Sīmǎ Guāng

司马光

[司馬光]

Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒／资治通鉴

Yēsūguāng

耶稣光

[耶穌光]

crepuscular rays
sunbeams

guānguāngkè

观光客

[觀光客]

tourist

guāngpǔxué

光谱学

[光譜學]

spectroscopy

guāngxìnhào

光信号

[光信號]

optical signal

guāngtóudǎng

光头党

[光頭黨]

skinheads

Dàoguāngdì

道光帝

[道光帝]

Daoguang Emperor

jìnguāngdēng

近光灯

[近光燈]

low beam (headlights)

tiáoguāngqì

调光器

[調光器]

dimmer

guānglǔshí

光卤石

[光鹵石]

carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)

yíngguāngdēng

萤光灯

[螢光燈]

Taiwan variant of 熒光燈／荧光灯 (yíngguāngdēng)

yànguāngfǎ

验光法

[驗光法]

optometry; eyesight testing

piānzhènguāng

偏振光

[偏振光]

polarization of light
polarized light

míngguānglán

明光蓝

[明光藍]

lavender blue

Dōngguāngxiàn

东光县

[東光縣]

Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州／沧州 ( Cāngzhōu), Hebei

ànguāngniǎo

暗光鸟

[暗光鳥]

black-crowned night heron (Tw)

Guāngfùxiāng

光复乡

[光復鄉]

Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣／花莲县 ( Huālián Xiàn), east Taiwan

rèshìguāng

热释光

[熱釋光]

thermoluminescence

gǎnguānggǔ

感光鼓

[感光鼓]

toner cartridge

guāngbǎngzi

光膀子

[光膀子]

bare upper body
bare-chested
to bare one's chest

guāngtūtū

光秃秃

[光禿禿]

bald; bare (no hair, no leaves, no vegetation etc)

Guāngfùhuì

光复会

[光復會]

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 ( Cài Yuánpéi)
aka 復古會／复古会 ( Fùgǔhuì)

fēnguāngjì

分光计

[分光計]

spectrometer

jùguāngdēng

聚光灯

[聚光燈]

spotlight

qīngguāngyǎn

青光眼

[青光眼]

glaucoma

guānggōnglü

光功率

[光功率]

optical power

yuèguāngshí

月光石

[月光石]

moonstone

róngguāngsòng

荣光颂

[榮光頌]

Gloria (in Catholic mass)

guāngchōngliàng

光冲量

[光衝量]

radiant exposure

yíngguāngbǐ

荧光笔

[熒光筆]

highlighter (pen)

fǎnguāngjìng

反光镜

[反光鏡]

reflector (typically concave, as in a torch)
mirror (typically plane or convex)

màiguāngle

卖光了

[賣光了]

to be sold out
to be out of stock

guāngpǔyí

光谱仪

[光譜儀]

spectrometer; spectrograph

fǎnshèguāng

反射光

[反射光]

to reflect light
reflection
reflected light

guāngyǐngxiào

光影效

[光影效]

lighting effect

guāngróngbǎng

光荣榜

[光榮榜]

honor roll

Shòuguāngshì

寿光市

[壽光市]

Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊／潍坊 ( Wéifāng), Shandong

bàoguāngbiǎo

曝光表

[曝光表]

light meter
exposure meter

jīngdǎguāng

精打光

[精打光]

with absolutely nothing
completely broke

qùguāngshuǐ

去光水

[去光水]

nail polish remover (Tw)

shíguāngjī

时光机

[時光機]

time machine

guānggùnr

光棍儿

[光棍兒]

single person
bachelor

Guānggùnjié

光棍节

[光棍節]

Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day

guāngzhàodù

光照度

[光照度]

illuminance (physics)

Zhèng Guāngzǔ

郑光祖

[鄭光祖]

Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇／杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家

shuāngguāngqì

双光气

[雙光氣]

diphosgene

dǎguānggùn

打光棍

[打光棍]

to live as bachelor

Míngguāng Shì

明光市

[明光市]

Mingguang, a county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州 ( Chúzhōu), Anhui

guāngkèjiāo

光刻胶

[光刻膠]

photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)

shǎnguāngjiāo

闪光胶

[閃光膠]

glitter glue

guāngbōcháng

光波长

[光波長]

optical wavelength

Zhōu Yǒuguāng

周有光

[周有光]

Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音／汉语拼音 ( Hànyǔ Pīnyīn)

Xú Guāngqǐ

徐光启

[徐光啟]

Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty

Guāngzhōushì

光州市

[光州市]

Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川 ( Huángchuān) in Xinyang 信陽／信阳 ( Xìnyáng), Henan
Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道／全罗南道 ( Quánluónándào), South Korea

lüguāngjìng

滤光镜

[濾光鏡]

(photography) filter

hēiguāngdēng

黑光灯

[黑光燈]

a blacklight; an ultraviolet light

yǒuyǎnguāng

有眼光

[有眼光]

to have good taste

kějiànguāng

可见光

[可見光]

visible light
light in optical spectrum

yíngguāngmù

荧光幕

[熒光幕]

screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)

huíguāngjìng

回光镜

[回光鏡]

concave reflector (e.g. in spotlight)

fànguāngdēng

泛光灯

[泛光燈]

floodlight

zǐwàiguāng

紫外光

[紫外光]

ultraviolet light

guāngtōngliàng

光通量

[光通量]

luminous flux (physics)

zhuīguāngdēng

追光灯

[追光燈]

(theater) spotlight
followspot

rìguāngdēng

日光灯

[日光燈]

fluorescent light

rìguāngyù

日光浴

[日光浴]

sunbathing

húguāngdēng

弧光灯

[弧光燈]

arc lamp

yuèguāngzú

月光族

[月光族]

lit. moonlight group
fig. those who spend their monthly income even before they earn their next salary (slang)

guāngpǔtú

光谱图

[光譜圖]

spectrogram

běijíguāng

北极光

[北極光]

northern lights
aurora borealis

tóuguāngdēng

投光灯

[投光燈]

floodlight

dǎ'ěrguāng

打耳光

[打耳光]

to slap on the face
to box sb's ears

yíngguānglü

萤光绿

[螢光綠]

bright green; chartreuse

Chén Yuánguāng

陈元光

[陳元光]

Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王／开漳圣王 ( Kāizhāngshèngwáng), i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州 ( Zhāngzhōu), Fujian

yuǎnguāngdēng

远光灯

[遠光燈]

high beam (headlights)

Huáng Guāngyù

黄光裕

[黃光裕]

Huang Guangyu (1969-), PRC entrepreneur and millionaire, founder of GOME Electrical 國美電器／国美电器 ( Guóměi Diànqì)

Yuèguāngmǐ

越光米

[越光米]

Koshihikari rice (variety of rice popular in Japan)

fǎnguāngmiàn

反光面

[反光面]

reflecting surface

Wáng Guāngliáng

王光良

[王光良]

Michael Wong (1970-), Malaysian Chinese singer and composer

jiànguāngsǐ

见光死

[見光死]

(lit.) to wither in the light of day
(fig.) the bubble bursts as the reality becomes apparent (esp. of a much-anticipated first meeting with sb)
(of stocks) just as the favorable news is officially published, the stock price falls

yǎnguāngduǎn

眼光短

[眼光短]

short-sighted

yángguāngyù

阳光浴

[陽光浴]

sunbathing

qióngguāngdàn

穷光蛋

[窮光蛋]

poor wretch
pauper
destitute man
poverty-stricken peasant
penniless good-for-nothing
impecunious vagabond

yúnxìguāng

云隙光

[雲隙光]

crepuscular rays
sunbeams

bùguāngcǎi

不光彩

[不光彩]

disgraceful
dishonorable

dànbáiguāng

蛋白光

[蛋白光]

opalescence

yóuguāngguāng

油光光

[油光光]

glossy
gleaming
shiny (due to greasiness)
slick
greasy
oily

guāngcídié

光磁碟

[光磁碟]

magneto-optical disk
floptical disk

guāngkèjī

光刻机

[光刻機]

photolithography machine

guānghuàxué

光化学

[光化學]

photochemistry

tàiyángguāng

太阳光

[太陽光]

sunlight

qūguāngdù

屈光度

[屈光度]

diopter

Lǐ Guāngyào

李光耀

[李光耀]

Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990

jīguāngbǐ

激光笔

[激光筆]

laser pointer

Qī Jìguāng

戚继光

[戚繼光]

Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader

nánjíguāng

南极光

[南極光]

southern lights
aurora australis

yèguāngdàn

曳光弹

[曳光彈]

tracer ammunition
tracer

Guāngxùdì

光绪帝

[光緒帝]

Guangxu Emperor

Guāngtóuqiáng

光头强

[光頭強]

Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character)
nickname for bald people

guānglùxūn

光禄勋

[光祿勳]

Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿 (jiǔqīng)

Guāngmíngjié

光明节

[光明節]

Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
also called 哈努卡節／哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡

guāngshèxiàn

光射线

[光射線]