金光 (jīn guāng) — golden light; golden rays

Definition

noun

golden lightgolden rays

Measure word · 道

，金光。
Xī yáng xī xià, hú miàn shàng fàn qǐ yí piàn jīn guāng.
As the sun set, a sheet of golden light spread across the lake.
金光。
Fó xiàng bèi hòu sàn fā chū yào yǎn de jīn guāng.
A dazzling golden radiance emanated from behind the Buddha statue.
金光。
Qīng chén de jīn guāng sǎ mǎn le zhěng piàn tián yě.
The morning golden light bathed the entire field.

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.

金 (gold) and 光 (light) give golden light or rays.

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.

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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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