亮 (liàng): bright, light, to shine, to flash, loud and clear
亮 (liàng) is a Chinese character meaning “bright.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亠 (structural) and 口 (structural). It ranks #840 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 亮 a lit oil lamp. Its radical form 亠 (lid) appears in many related characters such as 京 (jīng, capital city of a country), 交 (jiāo, to hand over), 产 (chǎn, to give birth).
Definitions
- bright
- light
- to shine
- to flash
- loud and clear
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA lit oil lamp
Decomposition: ⿳亠口⿱冖几 (layout: top-middle-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 亮
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 漂亮adjective | piào liang | pretty | 1 |
| 月亮noun | yuè liang | the moon | 3 |
| 明亮adjective | míng liàng | bright | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 闪亮 | shǎn liàng | brilliant |
| 天亮 | tiān liàng | to grow light (at daybreak) |
| 发亮 | fā liàng | to shine |
| 亮点 | liàng diǎn | highlight |
| 照亮 | zhào liàng | to illuminate |
| 亮相 | liàng xiàng | to strike a pose (Chinese opera) |
| 光亮 | guāng liàng | bright |
| 响亮 | xiǎng liàng | loud and clear |
| 亮光 | liàng guāng | light |
| 擦亮 | cā liàng | to polish |
| 亮晶晶 | liàng jīng jīng | gleaming |
| 亮丽 | liàng lì | bright and beautiful |
| 亮闪闪 | liàng shǎn shǎn | bright |
| 诸葛亮 | zhū gě liàng | Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms perio... |
| 锃亮 | zèng liàng | shiny |
亮 appears in 91 compound words: 27 as the first character, 58 as the last, and 14 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 亮 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
夜晚的星空非常明亮，可以看到很多星星。
Yèwǎn de xīngkōng fēicháng míngliàng, kěyǐ kàn dào hěn duō xīngxing.
The night sky is very bright; you can see many stars.
睡觉太亮恐影响健康?医点名3类人风险高
shuì jué tài liàng kǒng yǐng xiǎng jiàn kāng ? yī diǎn míng 3 lèi rén fēng xiǎn gāo
Sleeping too brightly may affect your health? The doctor named 3 types of people with high risk
上海乐高乐园度假区首个春节表现亮眼,成亲子家庭出行..
shàng hǎi lè gāo lè yuán dù jiǎ qū shǒu gè chūn jié biǎo xiàn liàng yǎn , chéng qīn zǐ jiā tíng chū háng . .
Shanghai Legoland Resort's first Spring Festival performance is eye-catching, and parents and children travel as a family:
大年初三车间灯就亮了,航天老厂通过自研AI平台,稳..
dà nián chū sān chē jiān dēng jiù liàng le , háng tiān lǎo hǎn tōng guò zì yán A I píng tái , wěn . .
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the workshop lights were turned on, and the old aerospace factory was steadily developed through the self-developed AI platform.
抖音集团李亮:炒作“字节是恒科的最大空头”很荒唐也....
dǒu yīn jí tuán lǐ liàng chǎo zuò zì jié shì héng kē de zuì dà kōng tóu hěn huāng táng yě . . . .
Jitterbug Group Li Liang: speculation "byte is the biggest short of Hengke" is absurd also ....
点亮中国红!英国地标伦敦眼披上中国春节装扮
diǎn liàng zhōng guó hóng ! yīng guó dì biāo lún dūn yǎn pī shǎng zhōng guó chūn jié zhuāng bàn
Light Up China Red! London Eye Dons Chinese New Year Decorations
这条裙子挺漂亮的，可以试穿吗？
Zhè tiáo qúnzi tǐng piàoliang de, kěyǐ shìchuān ma?
I like this skirt. May I try it on?
为什么月亮晚上发光？
Wèishénme yuèliang wǎnshang fāguāng?
Why does the moon shine at night?
是呀，这个很漂亮。多少钱？
Shì ya, zhège hěn piàoliang. duōshao qián?
Yes, this one is very nice. How much does it cost?
你今天穿得非常漂亮啊！
Nǐ jīntiān chuān de fēicháng piàoliang ā!
Your outfit today is so gorgeous!
Character Family
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