yíng

lustre of gems

Simplified form of ; fiery  like a gem 

Components
艹 meaning component

  Meaning component

caocǎo

  

grass

冖 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

cover

玉 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

jade

Evolution

莹 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莹 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
莹 Clerical script Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
莹 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
莹 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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yíng

lustre of gems; bright, lustrous; luster of gems

Most common words with 莹
Freq.
Word
Meaning

晶莹

sparkling and translucent

luster of gems

绿莹莹

green and lush

沈莹

Shen Ying of Wu, governor (268-280) of coastal province of Wu and compiler of Seaboard Geographic Gazetteer 臨海水土誌|临海水土志

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