影院 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

yǐngyuàn

cinema

yǐng shadow

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

彡 Iconic component

shān, xiǎn hair

Depicts shadow lines.

景 Sound component

jǐng scenery

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	'jaengX	qraŋʔ	shadow (n.)

Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 完 represents the sound.

阝 Meaning component

fù hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

完 Sound component

wán complete

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	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	hjwenH	ɢʷra[n]-s	wall round a courtyard

堅也。从𨸏完聲。