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极光

極光
jíguāng
noun #30,034

Meanings

  1. 1 aurora
  2. 2 northern lights (aurora borealis)
  3. 3 southern lights (aurora australis)

Examples

在冰岛可以看到壮观的极光。
Zài Bīngdǎo kěyǐ kàndào zhuàngguān de jíguāng.
In Iceland you can see the spectacular northern lights.
极光是太阳风与大气层相互作用的结果。
Jíguāng shì tàiyángfēng yǔ dàqìcéng xiānghù zuòyòng de jiéguǒ.
The aurora is the result of the solar wind interacting with the atmosphere.

Tips

memory
极 (extreme; pole) + 光 (light) — light from the poles. Northern lights are 北极光 (běi jíguāng) and southern lights are 南极光 (nán jíguāng).

Stroke Order

极 jí
光 guāng