huì​yìng

joint screening

huì confluence of rivers, exchange Simplified

Depicts water () gathered together (). Simplified form of .

Components

shui, shuǐ water

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Meaning component
fāng, fàng box

Sources

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

yìng reflect, to project

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
sun
Sound component
yāng beg

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqaːŋʔ
qraŋs
Unicodeqiæ̀ng

說文解字

《說文新附》:“映,明也,隱也。从日,央聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

huì confluence of rivers, exchange Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Meaning component
fāng, fàng box
SoundMeaning component
huái river in Anhui province

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷrɯːlʔ
kʰʷriːl
Unicodehuə̌i

說文解字

《說文》:“匯,器也。从匚,淮聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica