光晕

光暈

guāngyùn

noun

Meanings

1 halo (around a light)
2 glare
3 halation (photography)

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

月亮周围有一圈光晕。

Yuèliang zhōuwéi yǒu yì quān guāngyùn.

There's a halo around the moon.

HSK 6

晚上开车时，对面车灯的光晕让他看不清路。

Wǎnshang kāichē shí, duìmiàn chēdēng de guāngyùn ràng tā kànbuqīng lù.

Driving at night, he couldn't see the road clearly for the glare of oncoming headlights.

Tips

usage

晕 is read yùn here, a ring of light, as in 月晕 (lunar halo). Read yūn it means 'dizzy', as in 头晕.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

晕 yūn