熒

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荧

🇨🇳

glimmer

HSK 10

Abstract →Qualities

yíng

ケイ、ギョウ、コウ

ひかり

Depicts the glimmering fire light (火) from two torches crossing each other (𤇾).

Components

𤇾 brilliant+ 火 fire =

熒 glimmer

𤇾 Iconic component

yìng brilliant

Depicts two torches crossing each other.

火 Meaning component

huǒ fire

fire, flame

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

荧

Regular

Modern

Chinese

荧 / 熒 [yíng]

a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.)

Example Sentences

CHINESE WORDS (12)

荧光 [yíngguāng] #16,327

fluorescence

荧屏 [yíngpíng] #22,486

fluorescent screen

荧幕 [yíngmù] #17,607

TV screen

荧光灯 [yíngguāngdēng] #32,502

fluorescent lamp

荧光屏 [yíngguāngpíng] #65,394

fluorescent screen

荧荧 [yíngyíng] #51,551

a glimmer

荧惑 [yínghuò] #51,964

to bewilder

荧光幕 [yíngguāngmù] #64,855

screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)

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JAPANESE WORDS (2)