光 guāng

1. guāng noun light
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 日光 'sunlight' (Guoyu '光' n 1; Kroll 2015 '光' 1; Unihan '光'; XHZD '光' 1)
2. guāng adjective brilliant; bright; shining
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '光' adj 1; Unihan '光')
3. guāng verb to shine
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '光' 2; Unihan '光')
4. guāng adverb only
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 只; for example, 光说不做 'only speaking and not doing [all talk and no action]' (Guoyu '光' adv 2; Unihan '光'; XHZD '光' 7)
5. guāng verb to bare; to go naked
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 裸露 (Guoyu '光' v 2)
6. guāng adjective bare; naked
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '光' 6; XHZD '光' 6)
7. guāng noun glory; honor
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 光彩; for example, 为国争光 'to fight for one's country with honor' (Guoyu '光' n 2; Kroll 2015 '光' 3; XHZD '光' 2)
8. guāng noun scenery
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 景色 (Guoyu '光' n 3; XHZD '光' 3)
9. guāng adjective smooth
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 光滑 (Guoyu '光' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '光' 4=5; XHZD '光' 4)
10. guāng adverb used up
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 完了; for example, 卖光了 'sold out' (Guoyu '光' adv 1; XHZD '光' 5)
11. guāng noun sheen; luster; gloss
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '光' 1a)
12. guāng noun time; a moment
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 时间; as in 时光 (Guoyu '光' n 4; Kroll 2015 '光' 4)
13. guāng noun grace; favor
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 恩惠 (Guoyu '光' n 5)
14. guāng proper noun Guang
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '光' n 6)
15. guāng verb to manifest
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 彰显 (Guoyu '光' v 1)
16. guāng adverb welcome
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 欢迎光临 (Guoyu '光' adv 3)

Contained in

• 爆光 photographic exposure; public exposure
• 欢迎光临(歡迎光臨) welcome
• 光明教 Manichaeism
• 光临(光臨) it is an honor to have you
• 脱光(脫光) to strip naked; to strip nude; (coll.) to find oneself a partner
• 开光(開光) to consecrate; to bless ; reserved panel design
• 音乐光碟(音樂光碟) music CD
• 光害 light pollution
• 光伏模组(光伏模組) photovoltaic module
• 去光水 nail polish remover
• 发光强度(發光強度) luminous intensity
• 喝光 to drink up
• 头光(頭光) a nimbus; a halo
• 光宗耀祖 to bring honor to one's ancestors
• 飞光(飛光) to emit light ; sun and moon
• 正大光明 just and honorable
• 萤光灯(螢光燈) fluorescent lamp; neon light
• 泪光(淚光) glistening teardrops
• 光头党(光頭黨) skinheads
• 多模光纤(多模光纖) multimode fiber
• 逆光 backlighting (lighting design)
• 阖第光临(闔第光臨) the whole family is invited
• 光圈 aperture; diaphragm; halo; aureole
• 哑光(啞光) matte; non-glossy
• 曝光表 light meter; exposure meter
• 阳光普照(陽光普照) sunlight shines over all things; drenched in sunlight
• 借光 excuse me ; reflected glory; to profit from somebody else's prestige
• 光伏 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
• 光润(光潤) glossy; lustrous; sleek
• 光子 photon
• 迴光反照 final radiance of the setting sun
• 回光返照 final radiance of the setting sun ; final final lucidity of someone facing death ; for something that previously flourished to be destroyed in an instant
• 余光(餘光) (out of) the corner of one's eyes; peripheral vision; residual light; light of the setting sun
• 光棍(光棍) a bachelor ; a hoodlum ; a brave person
• 晨光 dawn light
• 光能合成 photosynthesis
• 电光(電光) lightning ; electric lighting ; a very short time; a flash
• 验光配镜法(驗光配鏡法) optometry; eyesight testing
• 光泽(光澤) luster; gloss ; Guangze
• 孟光举案(孟光舉案) raising the tray to Meng Guang; mutual respect in a marriage
• 烛光(燭光) candle light; candle-lit (vigil etc); candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd) ; candela
• 晶光 glittering light
• 聚光太阳能(聚光太陽能) concentrating solar power (CSP)
• 增光 to add luster; to add glory

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• 卷四十四　列傳第三十二:　崔光 崔亮 Volume 44 Biographies 32: Cui Guang, Cui Liang History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 116
• 卷六十八 霍光金日磾傳 Volume 68: Huo Guang and Jin Midi Book of Han 漢書 — count: 115
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• 卷三百六十九 列傳第一百二十八 張俊 張宗顏 劉光世 王淵 解元 曲端 Volume 369 Biographies 128: Zhang Jun, Zhang Zongyan, Liu Guangshi, Wang Yuan, Jie Yuan, Qu Duan History of Song 宋史 — count: 105
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Collocations

• 世子光 (世子光) 齊世子光 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 24
• 务光 (務光) 務光不以生害義 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷七　精神訓 Chapter 7: Spirit — count: 8
• 未光 (未光) 施未光也 — Book of Changes 易經, 屯 Zhun — count: 8
• 光曰 (光曰) 公子光曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 6
• 子光 (子光) 齊大子光為質於晉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 5
• 弟光 (弟光) 陳侯之弟光出奔楚 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 受光 (受光) 受光於隙照一隅 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十六　說山訓 Chapter 16: A Mountain of Persuasion — count: 4
• 公子光 (公子光) 吳公子光請於其眾曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
• 吴子光 (吳子光) 吳子光卒 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 定公 Lord Ding — count: 3
• 同光 (同光) 日月之與同光 — Guanzi 管子, 心術下第三十七 Chapter 37: Scheming II — count: 3