懂中文 Dong Chinese

熒

yíng

glimmer

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

Components
𤇾 iconic component

𤇾  Iconic component

yìng

  

glimmer

Depicts two torches crossing each other.

火 meaning component

火  Meaning component

huǒ

  

fire

Evolution

熒 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
熒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
熒 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
熒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

荧 (熒) 

yíng

shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling; a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.)

Most common words with 熒
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荧光

fluorescence

荧屏

TV screen

荧幕

TV screen

荧光灯

neon lamp

荧

a glimmer