绿莹莹
lǜ​yīng​yīng

glistening green

绿 lǜ green Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 纟 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound. Simplified form of 綠.

Components

纟
纟 Meaning component
mì silk

纟 is a component form of 糸.

录
录 Sound component
lù copy

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
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Unicode

莹 yíng lustre of gems Simplified

Simplified form of 瑩; fiery 火 like a gem 玉

Components

艹
艹 Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
玉
玉 Meaning component
yù jade

Component uses

Sound (0 of 1 verified)

滢

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

滢

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

綠 lǜ green Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 糹 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.

Components

糹
糹 Meaning component
mì silk

糹 is a component form of 糸.

彔
彔 Sound component
lù to carve wood

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartljowkpə.rok light blue or green

說文解字

《說文》：“綠，帛青黃色也。从糸，彔聲。”

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)

瑩 yíng lustre of gems Traditional

Fiery 火 like a gem 玉

Components

炏
炏 Meaning component
yán, kài flame
冖
冖 Meaning component
mì cover
玉
玉 Meaning component
yù jade

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Three Kingdoms (Wu) 222-280 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷreŋ
qʷeːŋs
Unicodehiuæng
qèng

說文解字

玉色。从玉，熒省聲。一曰石之次玉者。《逸論語》曰：“如玉之瑩。”

Sources

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Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)