荧幕
yíng​mù

screen

荧 yíng, xíng, jiǒng glimmer Simplified

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

Components

𤇾
𤇾 IconicSimplified component
yìng glimmer

Depicts two torches crossing each other.

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire

Component uses

Sound (1)

营

Remnant (1)

营

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

幕 mù curtain

Phonosemantic compound. 巾 represents the meaning and 莫 represents the sound. Simplified form of 幙.

Components

巾
巾 Meaning component
jīn cloth
莫
莫 Sound component
mò, mo do not

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

冪

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartmakmˤakcovering
Zhengzhangmaːɡ
Unicodemɑk

說文解字

帷在上曰幕，覆食案亦曰幕。从巾莫聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

熒 glimmer Traditional

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

Components

𤇾
𤇾 Iconic component
yìng glimmer

Depicts two torches crossing each other.

火
火 Meaning component
huǒ fire

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagarthweng[N]-qʷˤeŋ dazzle

說文解字

《說文》：“熒，屋下燈燭之光。从焱、冂。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)