光圈

guāngquān

noun #31,588

Measure Word

一个光圈 gè

Meanings

1 aperture (camera)
2 diaphragm
3 halo/aureole

Characters

Examples

把光圈调大一点，背景会更虚。

Bǎ guāngquān tiáo dà yìdiǎn, bèijǐng huì gèng xū.

Open up the aperture a bit more and the background will be more blurred.

这个镜头的最大光圈是 f/1.4。

Zhège jìngtóu de zuì dà guāngquān shì f yī diǎn sì.

The maximum aperture of this lens is f/1.4.

光线不好的时候要用大光圈。

Guāngxiàn bù hǎo de shíhou yào yòng dà guāngquān.

Use a large aperture when lighting is poor.

Tips

usage

Photographers talk about 大光圈 (wide/large aperture, small f-number like f/1.4) and 小光圈 (narrow/small aperture, large f-number like f/16). Counterintuitive: a larger aperture number actually means a smaller opening.

memory

光 (light) + 圈 (ring/circle) — literally 'light ring,' the circular opening that lets light through.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

圈 quān