强光 (qiáng guāng) — strong light; brilliant light (e.g., sunlight,…

Definition

noun

strong lightbrilliant light (e.g., sunlight, flash, or artificial light)

Measure word · 束

强光。
Zài qiáng guāng xià kàn shū shāng hài yǎn jing.
Reading under strong light damages the eyes.
强光。
Shè yǐng shī yòng qiáng guāng pāi shè le nà zhāng zhào piàn.
The photographer used strong light to take that photo.
强光。
Zhè zhǒng cái liào néng dǐ dǎng qiáng guāng de zhào shè.
This material can withstand exposure to strong light.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

Strong 强 intensifies light 光, naming intense brightness.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 強; 强 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 強 pairs an insect component with a sound component; this explains 強, not the simplified 强.

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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