泡影 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

pàoyǐng

froth and shadow

pào bubbles

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 包 represents the sound.

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ water

氵 is a component form of 水.

包 Sound component

bāo wrap

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水。出山陽平樂，東北入泗。从水包聲。

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.)