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光荣 guāngróng “glory” in Chinese

Traditional 光榮

What 光荣 means

  1. glory
  2. honour
  3. honourable
  4. honour and glory
  5. glorious

How to say 光荣

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale光guāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale荣róng2nd tone, rising

光荣 in a sentence

  1. 他英勇的行为带给了他光荣。

    Tā yīngyǒng de xíngwéi dài gěi le tā guāngróng.

    His brave actions brought him glory.

    Sentence #333468 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 她热忱地投身于这份光荣的事业。

    Tā rèchén de tóushēn yú zhè fèn guāngróng de shìyè.

    She threw herself enthusiastically into this honourable cause.

    Sentence #1551883 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 光荣 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 光 (guāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
光guānglight; ray
  • ⺌small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 兀weak · wù
The character 荣 (róng) with each of its parts in a different colour
荣róngglory
  • 艹grass form of 艸 · cǎo
  • 冖cover · mì
  • 木tree · mù

How to write 光荣

光 6 strokes · 荣 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

光荣 (guāngróng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 光荣 (guāngróng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 光荣

Words with 光

光guāng · light阳光yángguāng · sunshine光临guānglín · (formal) to honour with one’s presence光滑guānghuá · glossy光明guāngmíng · bright光盘guāngpán · compact disc (CD)时光shíguāng · time目光mùguāng · gaze曝光bàoguāng · to expose (to the public)观光guānguāng · to go sightseeing

Words with 荣

繁荣fánróng · prosperous荣幸róngxìng · honoured虚荣xūróng · vanity荣誉róngyù · honour欣欣向荣xīnxīnxiàngróng · flourishing

More words: Ideas & Concepts

格式géshì · format功效gōngxiào · effect光彩guāngcǎi · glory光辉guānghuī · radiance惯例guànlì · convention规范guīfàn · standard规格guīgé · specifications过渡guòdù · transition

FAQs

光荣 (guāngróng) means “glory” or “honour”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it guāngróng: guāng with a 1st tone, then róng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 光荣 is written 光榮. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guangrong with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 光荣 from the suggestions. Typing guangrong into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
光荣 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.