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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Same Characters, Different Readings

映yìng
to reflect (light), to shine

Homophones

HSK 4
硬yìng
hard, stiff, strong, firm
应yìng
to answer, to respond, to comply with
映yìng
to reflect (light), to shine

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