Memory phrase for the character: 亮

亮

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Meaning

to shine, bright, clear, brilliant, resonant

Pronunciation

liàng

Explanation

 Top: variant of high 高 (guard tower with two floors), bottom: table 几

Mnemonic
 
(Watchtowers were also used on the Chinese Wall for signal fires:) A watchtower on an elevated position (like on a 'table'), gives it shine and brightness.

Radicals

亠 lid
高 tall
几 small tableA similar radical is ordinary: 凡, which shows this table with a scratch. Sometimes this radical is seen as a sail. Also this radical is understood as a table.




 Vocabulary

明亮 míng liàng  brightness
亮度 liàng dù  illumination
漂亮 piào liang  pretty; beautiful
诸葛亮 Zhū gě Liàng  Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han
隧道尽头的光亮 suì dào jìn tóu de guāng liàng  the light at the end of the tunnel
隧道尽头的光亮 suì dào jìn tóu de guāng liàng  

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