晨光 (chénguāng) · morning light, first light of day

Meanings

1 morning light
2 first light of day

Characters

晨

Examples

HSK 3

晨光照进了房间。

Chénguāng zhàojìn le fángjiān.

The morning light shone into the room.

HSK 7-9

老人们在晨光中打太极拳。

Lǎorénmen zài chénguāng zhōng dǎ tàijíquán.

The old people practise tai chi in the morning light.

Tips

usage

晨光 is the light itself; 早晨 is the time of day. The first glow before sunrise is 曙光, which also means 'a ray of hope'.

In Pop Culture

晨光文具 Chénguāng Wénjù

M&G Stationery

Shanghai stationery maker whose gel pens fill the pencil cases of Chinese schoolchildren.

Stroke Order

晨 chén

光 guāng

Related Words

晨曦 chénxī #28,137

first rays of morning sun / dawn light / early morning glow

一日之计在于晨 yīrìzhījìzàiyúchén

the plan for the day lies in the morning / a day's work begins at dawn / early morning is the golden time of the day

曙光 shǔguāng HSK 7-9 #15,130

dawn light; first light of day / a glimmer of hope

亮光 liàngguāng #17,112

light; beam of light; gleam of light / light reflected from an object

晨报 chénbào #35,887

morning newspaper / morning post (in newspaper names)

晓光 xiǎoguāng #33,324

dawn light; the light of early morning / (also a common Chinese given name)

晨昏 chénhūn

morning and dusk; daybreak and twilight / day and night

发光 fāguāng HSK 6 #5,128

to emit light; to shine; to glow

光明 guāngmíng HSK 5 #4,099

bright / light / promising

灯光 dēngguāng HSK 5 #3,729

lamplight; light (from a lamp) / stage lighting