映
暎yìng
#1,314 most
frequent character
old variant of 映[ying4]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
映 yìng pairs 日 sun, light as the meaning part with 央 yāng as a sound part. It first meant 'to shine, illuminate'. It grew to 'to project images' and 'to reflect light'.
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