Memory phrase for the character: 荧

荧

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Meaning

a glimmer, twinkling, fluorescence, dazzled

Pronunciation

yíng

Explanation

From above: plant 艹, cover 冖, fire 火

Mnemonic

If plants are a cover for the fire, it appears glimmering.

Radicals

艹	grass, plant	Grass or a rapid growing plant in general. It shows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
冖	cover	This very similar radical 宀 is understood as a roof.
火	fire	Also this radical 灬 stands for fire.

Vocabulary

荧光屏	yíng guāng píng	fluorescent screen; TV screen
荧光	yíng guāng	fluorescence; fluorescent light
金碧荧煌	jīn bì yíng huáng	splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
金碧荧煌	jīn bì yíng huáng

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