映 (yìng)

To reflect; to shine.

How 映 is written

Strokes
9
Radical
日 — sun/day
Traditional
映
Simplified
映 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 映

上映 shàngyìng
to show (a movie); to screen
倒映 dàoyìng
inverted reflection in water
公映 gōngyìng
public screening (of a movie)
反映 fǎnyìng
to mirror; to reflect; mirror image
放映 fàngyìng
to show (a movie); to screen
放映室 fàngyìngshì
cinema room; viewing room
映像 yìngxiàng
reflection; image (in a mirror)
映襯 yìngchèn
to set off by contrast; antithesis; analogy parallelism (linguistics)
首映 shǒuyìng
premiere (of a play or film); opening night; first-run
播映 bōyìng
to broadcast a film; to televise
映射 yìngshè
map (math.)
映山紅 yìngshānhóng
Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii)

映 in a sentence

湖面上映著山的影子。

Húmiàn shàng yìngzhe shān de yǐngzi.

“The lake surface reflects the shadow of the mountain.”

How common is 映?

映 is the 1,314th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 93% of all running text.

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