荧 yíng to shine
to shine; to shimmer
How to remember 荧: 艹 grass + 冖 cover + 火 fire = to shine. Fireflies rise from the grass, and when Grandpa lifts the cover of his old lantern, its tiny fire joins them to shine in the dark.
Component breakdown
荧 = 𫇦 + 火 fire
- 𫇦
- 艹 grass
- 冖 cover
- 火 fire
Fireflies rise from the grass, and when Grandpa lifts the cover of his old lantern, its tiny fire joins them to shine in the dark.
How it is used
- Bound; a faint shimmer/glow - 荧光 (yíngguāng) fluorescence (荧光笔 highlighter pen).
- Also "screen": 荧屏 (yíngpíng) / 荧幕 (yíngmù) the TV or movie screen, a slightly literary media word.