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title: "Faguang Meaning: 发光 (fāguāng) Means “to shine”"
description: "发光 (traditional 發光, fāguāng) means “to shine; to emit light”. Hear its tones, see what 发 and 光 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faguang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 发光 mean?

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发光 fāguāng

## to shine; to emit light

## Its characters

1. 发 fā to emit
2. 光 guāng light

## In a sentence

夜里，萤火虫会发光。 At night, fireflies glow.

袈裟上有很多宝贝，还会**发光**。

From [唐僧取经 · The Monk Sets Out](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-monk-sets-out-journey-to-the-west-easy-chinese-9#library-word-540-542)

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## More words with 发 or 光

- [爆发 bàofā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baofa)
- [曝光 bàoguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoguang)
- [并发症 bìngfāzhèng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfazheng)
- [不光 bùguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buguang)
- [出发 chūfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufa)
- [灯光 dēngguāng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dengguang)
- [发表 fābiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabiao)
- [发病 fābìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabing)
- [发布 fābù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fabu)
- [发出 fāchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fachu)

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