反光 (fǎn guāng) — (verb-object) to reflect light; (noun) reflecti…

Definition

A verb-object word meaning 'to reflect light'; the light itself can also be called 反光 as a noun (glare). The verb-object split is 反映/反射, never 反了光.

verb

(verb-object) to reflect light

noun

reflection of lightglare

反光。
Zhè kuài bō li hěn róng yì fǎn guāng.
This piece of glass easily reflects light.
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Tā zài pāi zhào shí fǎn le yí cì guāng, zhào piàn jiù mó hu le.
He caused a glare once while taking a photo, and the photo became blurry.
反光。
Zhè zhǒng cái liào néng yǒu xiào jiǎn shǎo fǎn guāng.
This material can effectively reduce glare.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

反fǎnturn back

反 means to turn back and 光 means light; together they describe light being turned back.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

厂

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

反 uses 又 (hand) for meaning and 厂 for sound. Its original shape showed a hand turning its palm over, giving the sense of return or reverse.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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