光
guāng
light; ray (CL:道[dao4])
bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
rays (⺌) + standing figure (兀) = light shining from above
A figure (兀) stands tall with rays of light (⺌) shining above their head, like a person holding up a torch or standing in a beam of light. This image anchors both the visual form and the core meaning of radiance.
房间里的光很暗，我看不清楚书上的字。
fáng jiān lǐ de guāng hěn àn, wǒ kàn bù qīng chǔ shū shàng de zì。
The light in the room is very dim; I can't see the characters in the book clearly.
他光顾着说话，把碗里的饭都忘了吃。
tā guāng gù zhe shuō huà, bǎ wǎn lǐ de fàn dōu wàng le chī。
He was merely caught up in talking and forgot to eat the rice in his bowl.
Words with 光
光波
guāng bō
light wave
五光十色
wǔ guāng shí sè
(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
爆光
bào guāng
photographic exposure
散光
sàn guāng
to diffuse light
磷光
lín guāng
phosphorescence
光标
guāng biāo
cursor (computing)
光谱
guāng pǔ
spectrum
用光
yòng guāng
out of (supply)
余光
yú guāng
(out of) the corner of one's eyes
萤光
yíng guāng
Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2 guang1]
银光
yín guāng
silvery light
光合作用
guāng hé zuò yòng
photosynthesis