映

Translingual

Han character

映 (Kangxi radical 72, 日+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 日中月大 (ALBK), four-corner 6403₄, composition ⿰日央)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 493, character 1
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 13838
• Dae Jaweon: page 856, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1500, character 6
• Unihan data for U+6620

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Chinese

trad.		映
simp. #		映
alternative forms		暎／映

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (央) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
鴦	*qaːŋ, *qaŋ
佒	*qaːŋ
咉	*qaːŋ, *qaːŋʔ
眏	*qaːŋ
姎	*qaːŋ, *qaːŋʔ
坱	*qaːŋʔ
映	*qaːŋʔ, *qraŋs
泱	*qaːŋʔ, *qaŋ
盎	*qaːŋʔ, *qaːŋs
駚	*qaːŋʔ, *qaŋʔ
軮	*qaːŋʔ
醠	*qaːŋʔ, *qaːŋs
央	*qaŋ
秧	*qaŋ, *qaŋʔ
殃	*qaŋ
鞅	*qaŋ, *qaŋʔ, *qaŋs
鉠	*qaŋ, *qraŋ
雵	*qaŋ
胦	*qaŋ, *qroːŋ
柍	*qaŋʔ
詇	*qaŋʔ, *qaŋs, *qraŋs
岟	*qaŋʔ
炴	*qaŋʔ
怏	*qaŋʔ, *qaŋs
紻	*qaŋʔ
英	*qraŋ
瑛	*qraŋ
霙	*qraŋ
韺	*qraŋ
媖	*qraŋ
渶	*qraŋ
鶧	*qraŋ
楧	*qraŋ
暎	*qraŋs

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qaːŋʔ, *qraŋs) : semantic 日 (“sun”) + phonetic 央 (OC *qaŋ).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìng (ying⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): èng / iàⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìng
    • Wade–Giles: ying⁴
    • Yale: yìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yinq
    • Palladius: ин (in)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jing²
    • Yale: yíng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: èng
    • Tâi-lô: ìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: exng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: iànn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: viax
    • IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iã²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iã¹¹/

Note:

• èng - literary;
• iàⁿ - vernacular.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: iang³
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iàng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jaengH

Rime
Character	映
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	於敬切
Baxter	'jaengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiæŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔᵚiaŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiaŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔiajŋH/
Li Rong	/ʔiɐŋH/
Wang Li	/ĭɐŋH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi̯ɐŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jing3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qraŋs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	映
Reading #	2/2
No.	14519
Phonetic component	央
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	映
Old Chinese	/*qraŋs/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 映

1. to reflect (light); to mirror; to shine
2. to project (movie)
3. ^† sunshine; sunlight
4. ^† to cover; to hide
5. ^† the hours of the goat (1:00pm to 3:00pm)

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎng (yang³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎng
    • Wade–Giles: yang³
    • Yale: yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeang
    • Palladius: ян (jan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ²¹⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: 'angX

Rime
Character	映
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	烏朗切
Baxter	'angX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaŋX/
Li Rong	/ʔɑŋX/
Wang Li	/ɑŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ong2

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qaːŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	映
Reading #	1/2
No.	14479
Phonetic component	央
Rime group	陽
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	坱
Old Chinese	/*qaːŋʔ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 映

1. ^‡ Only used in 映㬒 (“not bright; not clear”).

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Japanese

Kanji

映

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: よう (yō)^{←やう (yau, historical)}
• Kan-on: えい (ei, Jōyō)
• Kun: うつす (utsusu, 映す, Jōyō); うつる (utsuru, 映る, Jōyō); はえる (haeru, 映える, Jōyō)
• Nanori: あきら (akira); え (e); てる (teru)

Compounds

• 映(うつ)る (utsuru): to be reflected; to appear as an image; to match or go well with something (in terms of color coordination)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
映
えい Grade: 6
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 映 (MC 'jaengH).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

Affix

映(えい) • (ei) 

1. a reflection; to reflect
2. a projection; to project

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 映(えい)画(が) (eiga): a movie
• 映(えい)写(しゃ) (eisha): a projection; to project something (an image)
• 映(えい)像(ぞう) (eizō): an image (especially one on a screen or in one's mind), a reflection

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Korean

Hanja

映 (eumhun 비칠 영 (bichil yeong))

1. hanja form^? of 영 (“to shine; light up; reflect; flash”)

Compounds

• 영화 (映畫, yeonghwa, “film, flick, movie”)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 映 (ánh, tử)

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