Chinese symbol for “luminous”
夜光
yè guāng
luminous
The closest CC-CEDICT match for luminous is 夜光 (yè guāng), defined as: luminous.
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
Other Chinese words for “luminous”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皝 | huǎng | luminous; bright hoary, white |
| 皓 | hào | (bound form) bright; luminous; white (esp. bright white teeth of youth or white hair of old age) |
| 炳 | bǐng | bright; brilliant |
| 烁 (爍) | shuò | bright; luminous |
| 明净 (明淨) | míng jìng | bright and clean; luminous |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 夜光.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 夜晚 | yè wǎn | night; 个 (gè) |
| 深夜 | shēn yè | very late at night |
| 夜间 (夜間) | yè jiān | nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes) |
| 午夜 | wǔ yè | midnight |
| 半夜 | bàn yè | midnight; in the middle of the night |
| 夜里 (夜裡) | yè li | during the night; at night |
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “luminous”.
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.