亮
bright; to shine; light up
HSK level
- Pinyin
- liàng
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Level
- HSK 4
- Strokes
- 9
- Register
- neutral
Stroke order for 亮
亮 is written with 9 strokes. The animation replays automatically.
What does 亮 mean?
亮 (liàng) is chiefly an adjective meaning 'bright, light-filled, luminous' — a well-lit room, a shining moon, clear eyes.
It also works as a verb meaning 'to shine, to light up, to become bright,' as in 天亮了 (the sky has brightened / dawn has come) or 灯亮了 (the light came on). Beyond literal light, 亮 extends to sound (响亮 — loud and clear) and to showing something off (亮出 — to display, to flash). English separates 'bright' (adjective) from 'to light up' (verb), but Chinese lets 亮 do both without changing form.
A key everyday use is 漂亮 (piàoliang, pretty), where 亮 contributes the sense of 'striking / eye-catching.' As a stative verb, 亮 pairs naturally with 了 to mark a change of state: 天亮了 means the transition to daylight has just happened.
Memory hook: Picture a tall lantern tower (the top of the character) glowing 亮 — bright light shining from above.
Example sentences
这个房间很亮，白天不用开灯。
Zhège fángjiān hěn liàng, báitiān búyòng kāi dēng.
This room is very bright; you don't need lights in the daytime.
spoken
天亮了，我们该出发了。
Tiān liàng le, wǒmen gāi chūfā le.
It's dawn; we should set off.
neutral
她的眼睛又大又亮。
Tā de yǎnjing yòu dà yòu liàng.
Her eyes are big and bright.
spoken
灯突然亮了。
Dēng tūrán liàng le.
The light suddenly came on.
neutral
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