映
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Translingual
Han character
映 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 日中月大 (ALBK), four-corner 64034, composition ⿰日央)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 493, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13838
- Dae Jaweon: page 856, character 1
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1500, character 6
- Unihan data for U+6620
Chinese
| trad. | 映 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 映 | |
| alternative forms | 暎／映 | |
Glyph origin
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 鴦 | *qaːŋ, *qaŋ |
| 佒 | *qaːŋ |
| 咉 | *qaːŋ, *qaːŋʔ |
| 眏 | *qaːŋ |
| 姎 | *qaːŋ, *qaːŋʔ |
| 坱 | *qaːŋʔ |
| 映 | *qaːŋʔ, *qraŋs |
| 泱 | *qaːŋʔ, *qaŋ |
| 盎 | *qaːŋʔ, *qaːŋs |
| 駚 | *qaːŋʔ, *qaŋʔ |
| 軮 | *qaːŋʔ |
| 醠 | *qaːŋʔ, *qaːŋs |
| 央 | *qaŋ |
| 秧 | *qaŋ, *qaŋʔ |
| 殃 | *qaŋ |
| 鞅 | *qaŋ, *qaŋʔ, *qaŋs |
| 鉠 | *qaŋ, *qraŋ |
| 雵 | *qaŋ |
| 胦 | *qaŋ, *qroːŋ |
| 柍 | *qaŋʔ |
| 詇 | *qaŋʔ, *qaŋs, *qraŋs |
| 岟 | *qaŋʔ |
| 炴 | *qaŋʔ |
| 怏 | *qaŋʔ, *qaŋs |
| 紻 | *qaŋʔ |
| 英 | *qraŋ |
| 瑛 | *qraŋ |
| 霙 | *qraŋ |
| 韺 | *qraŋ |
| 媖 | *qraŋ |
| 渶 | *qraŋ |
| 鶧 | *qraŋ |
| 楧 | *qraŋ |
| 暎 | *qraŋs |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qaːŋʔ, *qraŋs) : semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 央 (OC *qaŋ).
Etymology 1
Denominal derived from 影 (OC *qraŋʔ, “shadow; image”) (Gong, 2019). The 上聲 pronunciations in Cantonese, Gan and Hakka come from 影 (MC 'jaengX).
Pronunciation
Definitions
映
- to reflect (light); to mirror; to shine
- to project (movie)
- † sunshine; sunlight
- † to cover; to hide
- † the hours of the goat (1:00pm to 3:00pm)
Synonyms
Compounds
- 上映 (shàngyìng)
- 交映
- 交相輝映／交相辉映
- 倒映 (dàoyìng)
- 反映 (fǎnyìng)
- 孫康映雪／孙康映雪
- 展映
- 後先輝映／后先辉映
- 掩映
- 掩映生姿
- 播映 (bōyìng)
- 放映 (fàngyìng)
- 放映室
- 放映影幕
- 放映機／放映机 (fàngyìngjī)
- 映像 (yìngxiàng)
- 映像管 (yìngxiàngguǎn)
- 映壁
- 映媚
- 映射 (yìngshè)
- 映山紅／映山红 (yìngshānhóng)
- 映帶／映带
- 映托
- 映摹
- 映月讀書／映月读书
- 映望
- 映照 (yìngzhào)
- 映現／映现
- 映眼
- 映衰
- 映襯／映衬 (yìngchèn)
- 映身
- 映輝／映辉
- 映雪
- 映雪囊螢／映雪囊萤
- 映雪讀書／映雪读书
- 暉映／晖映 (huīyìng)
- 照映
- 照螢映雪／照萤映雪
- 疊映／叠映
- 相映 (xiāngyìng)
- 相映成趣
- 聚螢映雪／聚萤映雪
- 蔚映
- 襯映／衬映
- 輝映／辉映 (huīyìng)
- 遮天映日
- 開映／开映
- 集螢映雪／集萤映雪
- 餘映／余映
- 首映 (shǒuyìng)
- 首映典禮／首映典礼
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
映
Japanese
Kanji
映
Readings
- Go-on: よう (yō)←やう (yau, historical)
- Kan-on: えい (ei, Jōyō)
- Kun: うつす (utsusu, 映す, Jōyō); うつる (utsuru, 映る, Jōyō); はえる (haeru, 映える, Jōyō)
- Nanori: あきら (akira); え (e); てる (teru); や (ya)
Compounds
- 映る (utsuru): to be reflected; to appear as an image; to match or go well with something (in terms of color coordination)
Etymology
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 映 |
| えい Grade: 6 |
| kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 映 (MC 'jaengH).
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Affix
- a reflection; to reflect
- a projection; to project
Derived terms
Derived terms
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 映 (MC 'jaengH).
| Historical readings |
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Pronunciation
- (to project):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- (to shine; etc.):
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
映 (eumhun 비칠 영 (bichil yeong))
- Hanja form? of 영 (“to project”).
- Hanja form? of 영 (“to shine; to light up; to flash”).
- Hanja form? of 영 (“to reflect”).
Compounds
Compounds
References
Vietnamese
Han character
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