散光

sǎnguāng
noun #57,286

Meanings

  1. 1 astigmatism

Examples

HSK 4
Yīshēng shuō wǒ yǒu qīngdù sǎnguāng, jiànyì pèi yǎnjìng.
The doctor said I have mild astigmatism and recommended glasses.
HSK 6
Tā jìnshì jiā sǎnguāng, kàn dēngguāng huì yǒu guāngyùn.
She has myopia plus astigmatism, so lights appear to have halos.

Tips

usage
In optometry the tone is sǎn (散光 = astigmatism). With tone sàn, 散光 means 'to diffuse light' - different word, different context. Eye-exam report rows to know: 球镜 (sphere), 柱镜 (cylinder - astigmatism), 轴位 (axis).

Stroke Order

sàn
guāng