yǐng HSK1

shadow

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rejected by inralback19 · Jan 25, 2026, 06:15 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Feb 3, 2026, 05:06 PM

in that case it is meaning component

Review: no, if it were a meaning component it would mean "hair".

Changed fields: components

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

Components

Meaning component

Depicts shadow lines.

Sound component

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagart'jaengXqraŋʔ shadow (n.)

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Character origin
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Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart