光荣

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 为国家服务是一种光荣。▶ —
   Serving one’s country is an honor.
2. 他光荣地完成了任务。▶ —
   He completed the mission gloriously.

Collocations

Mnemonic

光 guāng "light" + 荣 róng "glory": shining glory, i.e. honor, glorious. Korean yeong-gwang (榮光) means the same but with the characters in reverse order (Chinese 光荣 vs Korean 榮光). It is used for collective or social honor and proud states (光荣传统 glorious tradition), as distinct from the personal greeting 荣幸.

Related

Quick check

1. How does 光荣 differ from Korean 榮光?

   • the two characters are in reverse order
   • one character is entirely different
   • opposite meaning
   • different number of characters