余光

餘光

yúguāng

noun #35,043

Meanings

1 peripheral vision
2 the corner of one's eye
3 afterglow / fading light

Characters

remaining / surplus

Examples

我用余光看到他偷偷溜了出去。

Wǒ yòng yúguāng kàndào tā tōutōu liūle chūqù.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw him sneak out.

夕阳的余光洒在湖面上。

Xīyáng de yúguāng sǎ zài húmiàn shàng.

The afterglow of the setting sun spread across the lake.

Tips

usage

Most often paired in the phrase 用余光 (yòng yúguāng) — 'to glance with the corner of one's eye'. The 'afterglow' meaning (setting sun, dying light) is more literary.

Stroke Order

余 yú

光 guāng