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Chinese symbol for “exposure”

暴光
bào guāng
exposure

The closest CC-CEDICT match for exposure is 暴光 (bào guāng), defined as: exposure.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

暴 bào
violent, brutal, tyrannical
radical 72 ⽇ · 15 strokes
光 guāng
light; bright, brilliant; only, merely
radical 10 ⼉ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “exposure”

WordPinyinMeaning
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)
朝向cháo xiàngtoward; to face
曝露pù lùto expose (to the air, light etc); to leave uncovered
敞口chǎng kǒuopen-mouthed (jar etc); (of speech) freely

Related words

Other words that share a character with 暴光.

WordPinyinMeaning
暴力bào lìviolence; force
风暴 (風暴)fēng bàostorm; violent commotion
暴露bào lùto expose; to reveal
暴动 (暴動)bào dònginsurrection; rebellion
强暴 (強暴)qiáng bàoviolent; to rape
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain; rainstorm
阳光 (陽光)yáng guāngsunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic
曝光bào guāngto expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal)

See also: Japanese symbol for “exposure”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.