yíng

polish

To polish  a metal  cover 

Components

Meaning component
yán, kài flame
Meaning component
cover
Meaning component
jīn metal

Character Evolution

Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Mid Western Zhou ~900 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangɢʷeŋ
qʷeːŋs

說文解字

器也。从金,熒省聲。讀若銑。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

yíng, yīng, jiǒng polish Simplified

To polish  a metal  cover 

Components

Meaning component
cao, cǎo grass
Meaning component
cover
Meaning component
jīn metal

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode