yíng
adjective #32,874

Meanings

  1. 1 glimmering; twinkling
  2. 2 fluorescent (in compounds)
  3. 3 (arch.) firefly light; planet Mars

Examples

Yèkōng zhōng xīngguāng yíngyíng.
Starlight twinkles in the night sky.
Diànshì yíngpíng shàng chūxiànle tā de míngzi.
Her name appeared on the TV screen.

Tips

usage
On its own is rare; you'll usually meet it in compounds: 荧光 (yíngguāng, fluorescent light), 荧屏 (yíngpíng, TV/computer screen), (yíngyíng, glimmering). The original meaning is the faint light of a candle or firefly.
memory
Spot the (grass) radical on top — a hint at its old link to (yíng, firefly), which has the same lower component. Both come from the image of tiny lights flickering in grass at night.

Stroke Order

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