Definitions

liàng (adjective) bright; clear; luminous
liàng (verb) to shine; to illuminate

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Depicts a person () in a high place ().

About

The character 亮 originates from conceptual depictions of brightness in early Chinese script, with its form integrating the radical 亠 above the component 几 to suggest an elevated source of light. This structural composition historically emphasized visibility and clarity, leading to its core meaning of luminous or bright. Over centuries, its application extended beyond visual brightness to describe clear and resonant sounds, as well as metaphorical clarity in thought or expression, and it acquired verbal uses indicating the act of revealing or making something evident.

Etymology Hide

Seal etymology image
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical etymology image
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Traditional Modern
Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

外面的灯了。

Wàimiàn de dēng liàng le.

The light outside is on.

她的眼睛很

Tā de yǎnjing hěn liàng.

Her eyes are very bright.

了夜空。

Yuèliang zhàoliàng le yèkōng.

The moon illuminates the night sky.

他响地回答了问题。

Tā xiǎngliàng de huídá le wèntí.

He answered the question loudly and clearly.

这个房间需要更的灯光。

Zhège fángjiān xūyào gèng liàng de dēngguāng.

This room needs brighter lighting.

在黑暗中,手电筒发出了一道光。

Zài hēi'àn zhōng, shǒudiàntǒng fāchūle yī dào liàngguāng.

In the darkness, the flashlight emitted a beam of light.

他的成绩单上有一个眼的分数。

Tā de chéngjīdān shàng yǒu yī gè liàngyǎn de fēnshù.

There is a striking score on his report card.

通过透明的窗户,明的阳光洒满了整个客厅。

Tōngguò tòumíng de chuānghu, míngliàng de yángguāng sǎ mǎnle zhěnggè kètīng.

Through the transparent window, bright sunlight filled the entire living room.