太阳光柱

Traditional form:

太陽光柱

Pinyin (reading):

tàiyángguāngzhù

Definitions:

• solar pillar
• sun pillar (atmospheric optics)

Characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 阳 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 光 - light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
• 柱 - to lean on; pillar, post, support

Traditional characters:

• 太 - very, too much; big; extreme
• 陽 - the male principle; bright, sunny; clear, lit, open
• 光 - light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
• 柱 - to lean on; pillar, post, support