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亮 (liàng) — bright; light (in color or illumination); (of voice) clear and resonant; loud; to show; to reveal; to shine

Definition

At HSK 4, 亮 is the everyday adjective for 'bright' (light or color) and a verb meaning 'to show/reveal' (亮出证件). For voices, prefer 洪亮 (loud and resonant).

brightlight (in color or illumination)(of voice) clear and resonantloudto showto revealto shine
Easily confused

Examples

  • 亮。
    Zhè zhǎn dēng hěn liàng.
    This lamp is very bright.
  • 亮。
    Tā de shēng yīn hěn liàng.
    His voice is very clear and resonant.
  • 亮。
    Qǐng liàng chū nǐ de zhèng jiàn.
    Please show your ID.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

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
人人rénperson
Sound part声符shēngfú
京
京jīng亮liàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

亮 combines 人 (person) with 京, and the 京 part shows a tower body.

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