(guāng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

guāng light; ray; only; merely HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 63 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 光 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 光

bùguāng not only; not just
不光是我,大家都这么想。
Bùguāng shì wǒ, dàjiā dōu zhème xiǎng.
Not just me, everyone thinks so.
guāng light; ray; only; merely
光说不做没有用。
Guāng shuō bú zuò méiyǒu yòng.
Just talking without doing is useless.
yángguāng sunshine; sunlight
今天阳光很好,适合出去走走。
Jīntiān yángguāng hěn hǎo, shìhé chūqu zǒuzou.
The sunshine is nice today, good for a walk.

Tasks Featuring 光 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论自然情况
Nature & Geography · 光、阳光
All Characters guàng →

About the character 光

(guāng) means light; ray; only; merely. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".