Chinese symbol for “radiance”
光辉
guāng huī
Traditional: 光輝
radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for radiance is 光辉 (guāng huī), defined as: radiance; glory; brilliant; magnificent.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “radiance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 辉 (輝) | huī | (bound form) radiance; brilliance; to shine |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light; radiance |
| 银辉 (銀輝) | yín huī | radiance; silver white sheen |
| 光芒 | guāng máng | rays of light; brilliant rays |
| 光彩 | guāng cǎi | luster; splendor |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 光辉.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阳光 (陽光) | yáng guāng | sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic |
| 曝光 | bào guāng | to expose (photography); (fig.) to expose (a scandal) |
| 时光 (時光) | shí guāng | time (esp. as sth that passes) |
| 光明 | guāng míng | light; radiance |
| 目光 | mù guāng | gaze; (fig.) attention; expression in one's eyes; look |
| 观光 (觀光) | guān guāng | to tour; sightseeing |
| 辉煌 (輝煌) | huī huáng | splendid; glorious |
| 金碧辉煌 (金碧輝煌) | jīn bì huī huáng | gold and jade in glorious splendor (idiom); fig. a dazzling sight (e.g. royal palace) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “radiance”.
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.