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光

Mandarin · pinyin guāng

Meanings

  1. light; ray (Classifier: 道 dào)
  2. bright; shiny
  3. only; merely
  4. used up; finished
  5. to leave (a part of the body) uncovered
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光
guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
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character

  1. light; beam; ray (Classifier: 束 m; 道 m)
  2. light; beam; ray (Classifier: 束 m; 道 m) — (specifically, physics) ray (Classifier: 條／条)
  3. to make bare; to be naked
  4. only; alone
  5. Particle used after verbs to show exhaustion or completion; until none is left
  6. scenery; sight
  7. glory; pride; honor
  8. time
  9. bright
  10. brightness; luster
  11. smooth; glossy; polished; shiny; sleek
  12. (figurative) advantage; benefit; goodness
  13. to add honor to; to win honor for; to add luster on
  14. (literary) to glorify; to bring honor to; to exalt; to make conspicuous
  15. Used in polite expressions.
  16. (Hokkien) to become bright; to brighten
  17. a surname

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  1. (historical dictionaries only) to color

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