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 guāng light / ray / CL:道[dao4] / bright / only / merely / to use up
Results beginning with 光
 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend
 guāng pán compact disc / CD or DVD / CD ROM / CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
 guāng máng rays of light / brilliant rays / radiance
 guāng míng light / radiance / (fig.) bright (prospects etc) / openhearted
 guāng qū CD or DVD Drive / abbr. for 光盤驅動器|光盘驱动器
 guāng xué optics / optical (instrument)
线 guāng xiàn light ray / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4] / light / illumination / lighting (for a photograph)
 guāng róng honor and glory / glorious
 guāng diàn photoelectric
 guāng xiān optical fiber / fiber optics
 guāng huī radiance / glory / brilliant / magnificent
 guāng huá glossy / sleek / smooth
 guāng dié optical disc / compact disc / CD / CD-ROM / CL:片[pian4],張|张[zhang1]
 guāng cǎi luster / splendor / radiance / brilliance
 guāng huá brilliance / splendor / magnificence
 guāng zé luster / gloss
 guāng quān aperture / diaphragm / halo / aureole
 guāng liàng bright
 guāng shì solely / just
 guāng gù to visit (as a customer)
 guāng huán halo / ring of light
 guāng yuán light source
 guāng tóu shaven head / bald head / to go bareheaded / hatless
 guāng dà splendid / magnificent / abbr. for 中國光大銀行|中国光大银行[Zhong1 guo2 Guang1 da4 Yin2 hang2], China Everbright Bank
 guāng yǐng light and shadow / sunlight and shade
 guāng zhào illumination
 guāng yīn time available
 guāng biāo cursor (computing)
 guāng zhe bare / naked
 guāng jǐng circumstances / scene / about / probably
 guāng lǎn optical cable
 guāng gùn gangster / hoodlum / a single person / bachelor
 guāng jié bright and clean
 guāng guāng bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless
 Guāng xù reign name of penultimate Qing emperor Guangxu or Guang-hsu (1875-1908)
 guāng zhà raster
 guāng shù light beam
 guāng sù the speed of light
 guāng pǔ spectrum
 guāng yùn halo / (photography) halation
 guāng xiān bright and neat
 guāng zǐ photon (particle physics)
 guāng fù to recover (territory or power) / the liberation of Taiwan from Japanese rule in 1945
 guāng nián light-year
 guāng zhù light beam / light pillar (atmospheric optics)
 guāng bō light wave
耀 guāng yào dazzling / brilliant
 guāng néng light energy (e.g. solar)
 guāng dù luminosity
 guāng fú photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
 guāng jiǎo bare feet
 guāng miàn plain noodles in broth
 guāng mǐn photosensitive
 guāng rùn glossy / lustrous / sleek
 guāng bān facula (astronomy)
 Guāng zhōu Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
 guāng qì phosgene COCl2, a poisonous gas / carbonyl chloride
 guāng kè photolithography
 guāng ǒu abbr. for 光耦合器[guang1 ou3 he2 qi4]
 guāng bào explosion of light
 guāng bǐ light pen
 guāng cí magneto-optical
 guāng hài light pollution (Tw)
 guāng hé photosynthesis
 guāng liàng quantity of light / luminosity
 guāng liū smooth / slippery
 guāng pán variant of 光盤|光盘[guang1 pan2]
 guāng qī enamel
 Guāng shān Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
 guāng yàn bright and colorful / gorgeous
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 guāng diàn zǐ photoelectron
 guāng tū tū bald / bare
 Guāng gùn jié Singles' Day (November 11), originally a day of activities for single people, but now also the world's biggest annual retail sales day
 guāng liàng dù brightness / luminosity
 guāng pǔ yí spectrometer / spectrograph
 guāng róng bǎng honor roll
 guāng huà xué photochemistry
 guāng tōng liàng luminous flux (physics)
 guāng tóu dǎng skinheads
 guāng fú shè light radiation
 guāng gùn r single person / bachelor
 guāng bō cháng optical wavelength
  optical portal
  spectral bands
 guāng bǎng zi bare upper body / bare-chested / to bare one's chest
 guāng chōng liàng radiant exposure
 guāng cí dié magneto-optical disk / floptical disk
 guāng dòng zuǐ empty talk / mere rhetoric / palaver
 guāng fù huì anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in 1904 under Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培 / same as 復古會|复古会
 Guāng fù xiāng Guangfu or Kuangfu township in Hualien County 花蓮縣|花莲县[Hua1 lian2 Xian4], east Taiwan
 guāng gǎn yìng optical response / reaction to light / light sensitive / photoinduction
 guāng gōng lu:4 optical power
 guāng hé chéng photosynthesis
 guāng kè jī photolithography machine
 guāng kè jiāo photoresist (laser etching used in microelectronics)
 guāng lǔ shí carnallite (hydrated potassium magnesium chloride mineral)
 guāng lù xūn Supervisor of Attendants in imperial China, one of the Nine Ministers 九卿[jiu3 qing1]
 Guāng míng jié 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
 guāng míng xīng bright star / name of North Korean space satellite
 guāng pǔ tú spectrogram
线 guāng pǔ xiàn spectral line
 guāng pǔ xué spectroscopy
 guāng qiú céng photosphere
 Guāng shān xiàn Guangshan county in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan
线 guāng shè xiàn light ray
 Guāng tóu qiáng Logger Vick (Boonie Bears character) / nickname for bald people
 guāng xìn hào optical signal
 guāng xiū fù photorepair
 Guāng xù dì Guangxu Emperor
 guāng yǐng xiào lighting effect
 Guāng zé xiàn Guangze county in Nanping 南平[Nan2 ping2] Fujian
 guāng zhào dù illuminance (physics)
 Guāng zhōu shì Guangzhou, old name for Huangchuan 潢川[Huang2 chuan1] in Xinyang 信陽|信阳, Henan / Gwangju Metropolitan City, capital of South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道[Quan2 luo2 nan2 dao4], South Korea
 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open
 guāng tiān huà rì the full light of day (idiom) / fig. peace and prosperity / in broad daylight
 Guāng míng Rì bào Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright
 guāng hé zuò yòng photosynthesis
 guāng guài lù lí monstrous and multicolored / grotesque and variegated
 guāng cǎi duó mù dazzling / brilliant
 guāng xué yí qì optical instrument
  fibre optic communications / optical fibre communications
 guāng yīn sì jiàn time flies like an arrow (idiom) / How time flies!
耀 guāng zōng yào zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors
 guāng dǎo xiān wéi optical fiber
  optronics
  photolysis / photocomposition
 guāng huà zuò yòng photochemical effect / photosynthesis / photolysis
 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
 guāng yīn rěn rǎn How time flies! (idiom)
  optical-disc technology
  photovoltaic
  spectral signature
  piquiarana
  image intensifier / light intensifier
  optical-disk-based system
 guāng bèi dì dōng (bird species of China) plain-backed thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
 guāng cí dié jī magneto-optical drive / floptical drive
 guāng diàn xiào yìng photoelectric effect
 Guāng dìng Zhǒng jú (Internet slang) punning reference to 廣電總局|广电总局[Guang3 dian4 Zong3 ju2], the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)
 guāng èr jí guǎn photodiode / light-emitting diode (LED)
 guāng fàng dà qì optical
 guāng fā sòng qì optical transmitter
 guāng fēng jì yuè lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom) / period of peace and prosperity / noble and benevolent character
 guāng fú qì jiàn photovoltaic device (e.g. solar cell)
 guāng gāng qì chē Mitsuoka
 guāng gé lí qì opto-isolator (electronics)
 guāng jiǎn cè qì optical detector
 guāng jiē shōu qì optical receiver
 guāng lù dài fu honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"
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X光 X guāng X-ray
 yáng guāng sunshine / (of personality) upbeat / energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)
 mù guāng sight / vision / view / gaze / look
 bào guāng to expose (photography) / (fig.) to expose (a scandal) / (advertising) exposure / Taiwan pr. [pu4 guang1]
 pù guāng exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material) / to expose (a scandal to the public)
 yǎn guāng gaze / insight / foresight / vision / way of looking at things
 shí guāng time / era / period of time
 fēng guāng scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
 dēng guāng (stage) lighting / light
 jī guāng laser
 yuè guāng moonlight
 zǒu guāng to expose oneself / to be completely gone
 xīng guāng starlight
 fā guāng to shine
 guān guāng to tour / sightseeing / tourism
 shǎn guāng flash
 shǔ guāng dawn / fig. the dawn of a new era
 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair
 bù guāng not the only one / not only
 huǒ guāng flame / blaze
 ěr guāng a slap on the face / CL:記|记[ji4]
 rì guāng sunlight
 yíng guāng fluorescence / fluorescent
 zhú guāng candle light / candle-lit (vigil etc) / candela, unit of luminous intensity (cd)
 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious
 Lán guāng Blu-ray (disc format)
 líng guāng divine light (around the Buddha) / a halo / a miraculous column of light / (slang) jolly good!
 liàng guāng light / beam of light / gleam of light / light reflected from an object
 tuō guāng to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner
 fǎn guāng to reflect light
 yín guāng silvery light / bright white light / shining white light
 lèi guāng glistening teardrops
 diàn guāng electric light / lightning / electro-optical
 gǎn guāng light-sensitive
 bèi guāng to be in a poor light / to do sth with one's back to the light / to stand in one's own light
 pāo guāng to polish / to burnish
 Lǐ guāng Ricoh, Japanese imaging and electronics company
 cǎi guāng lighting / day lighting
 qiáng guāng glare
 bào guāng exposure
 yè guāng luminous
 Dào guāng reign name of Qing emperor (1821-1850)
 xiá guāng multicolored sunlight of sunrise or sunset
 yòng guāng out of (supply) / spent / exhausted (used up) / depleted
 zhēng guāng to win an honor / to strive to win a prize
 xiōng guāng ominous glint
 wēi guāng glimmer
 Fó guāng Buddha's teachings / aura (around the head of Buddha)
 róng guāng glory
 bō guāng gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight
 huā guāng to spend all one's money
 fēn guāng diffraction (of light)
 shēng guāng acousto-optics
 yóu guāng glossy / gleaming / shiny (due to greasiness) / slick / greasy / oily
 tòu guāng transparent / translucent
 hē guāng to drink up / to finish (a drink)
 yíng guāng Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2 guang1]
 kāi guāng eye-opening ceremony for a religious idol (Buddhism) / to consecrate / to bless / transparent / translucent / haircut / shaving the head or face (humorous) / a method of decoration / first light (astronomy)
 nì guāng backlighting (lighting design)
 sàn guāng to diffuse light
 sǎn guāng astigmatism
 zēng guāng to add luster / to add glory
 yáng guāng Yeung
 mó guāng to polish
 sè guāng colored light
 yàn guāng optometry / to examine the eyes
 chén guāng sunlight / (Wu dialect) time of the day / moment
 sān guāng the sun, the moon, and the stars
 zhān guāng to bask in the light / fig. to benefit from association with sb or sth / reflected glory
 bào guāng photographic exposure / public exposure
 shēng guāng to emit light
 shǎng guāng to do sb the honor (of attending etc) / to put in an appearance / to show up
 jù guāng to focus light (e.g. in theater) / to spotlight
 Yǎng guāng Yangon (Rangoon), city, capital of Myanmar from 1948 to 2006
 hú guāng arc light
 zhé guāng refraction
 lín guāng phosphorescence
 jiè guāng excuse me (i.e. let me through, please) / reflected glory / to benefit from sb else's prestige
 yuán guāng radiance emanating from the head / halo
 měi guāng magnesium light
  photoprotection
 bài guāng to squander one's fortune / to dissipate one's wealth
 chóng guāng to recover one's sight / (fig.) to recover (lost territories)
 dàn guāng shimmer
 Dōng guāng Dongguang county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[Cang1 zhou1], Hebei
 jí guāng aurora (meteorology)
 jīng guāng glittering light
 Jǔ guāng Chukuang Island, one of the Matsu Islands / Chukuang township in Lienchiang county 連江縣|连江县[Lian2 jiang1 xian4], Taiwan
 Míng guāng Mingguang, county-level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
 piān guāng polarized light
 rǔ guāng (mineralogy, physics) opalescence
寿 Shòu guāng Shouguang, county-level city in Weifang 濰坊|潍坊[Wei2 fang1], Shandong
 tuì guāng matte (of a color etc)
 X guāng X-ray
 xiáng guāng auspicious light
 xuán guāng rotation of plane of polarization of light
 yǎ guāng matte / non-glossy
 yáo guāng eta Ursae Majoris in the Big Dipper
 yú guāng (out of) the corner of one's eyes / peripheral vision / residual light / light of the setting sun
 zèng guāng shiny
 zhī guāng watt, unit of power used for electric bulbs
 zhuī guāng (theater) spotlight
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X光 X guāng jī x-ray machine
 shǎn guāng dēng flash bulb (photography)
 yíng guāng dēng fluorescent lamp / neon lamp
 tài yáng guāng sunlight
 qióng guāng dàn poor wretch / pauper / destitute man / poverty-stricken peasant / penniless good-for-nothing / impecunious vagabond
 rì guāng dēng fluorescent light
 jī guāng qì laser
 qīng guāng yǎn glaucoma
 shǎn guāng diǎn lit. flash point / crucial point / essential point
 bù guāng cǎi disgraceful / dishonorable
 rì guāng yù sunbathing
 guān guāng kè tourist
 Sī mǎ Guāng 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
 jù guāng dēng spotlight
 fǎn guāng jìng reflector (typically concave, as in a torch) / mirror (typically plane or convex)
 kě jiàn guāng visible light / light in optical spectrum
 zǐ wài guāng ultraviolet light
 yíng guāng píng fluorescent screen / TV screen
 Qī Jì guāng Qi Jiguang (1528-1588), military leader
 fàn guāng dēng floodlight
 tóu guāng dēng floodlight
耀 Lǐ Guāng yào Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
 tì guāng tóu to shave the whole head clean / crushing defeat
 yuè guāng zú lit. moonlight group / fig. those who spend their monthly income even before they earn their next salary (slang)
 yíng guāng bàng glow stick / light stick
 fǎn shè guāng to reflect light / reflection / reflected light
 yáng guāng fáng sunroom
 qū guāng dù diopter
 Lǐ Sì guāng Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese-trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
 dǎ ěr guāng to slap on the face / to box sb's ears
 yíng guāng bǐ highlighter (pen)
 yuǎn guāng dēng high beam (headlights)
 piān zhèn guāng polarization of light / polarized light
 Dào guāng dì Daoguang Emperor
 jìn guāng dēng low beam (headlights)
 yè guāng dàn tracer ammunition / tracer
 yàn guāng shī optometrist
 zhuī guāng dēng (theater) spotlight / followspot
  photobacterium
竿  luminous stick
  luminous sheet
  spectrometer
 àn guāng niǎo black-crowned night heron (Tw)
 bào guāng biǎo light meter / exposure meter
 běi jí guāng northern lights / aurora borealis
 bīng yìng guāng ice blink
 Bó Ruì guāng Raymond Burghard (1945-), US diplomat and ambassador to Vietnam 2001-2004, chairman of American Institute in Taiwan from 2006
 Chén Yuán guāng Chen Yuanguang (657-711), Tang dynasty general with posthumous title 開漳聖王|开漳圣王[Kai1 zhang1 sheng4 wang2], i.e. Sacred King, founder of Zhangzhou 漳州[Zhang1 zhou1], Fujian
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