映

yìng · ying

Traditional 暎

Meaning

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yìng 映

  1. to reflect (light)
  2. to shine
  3. to project (an image onto a screen etc)

yìng 暎

  1. old variant of 映 (yìng)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

湖(hú)面(miàn)映(yìng)着(zhe)远(yuǎn)处(chù)的(de)山(shān)影(yǐng)。

The lake surface reflects the shadows of the distant mountains.

02

夕(xī)阳(yáng)把(bǎ)天(tiān)空(kōng)映(yìng)得(de)通(tōng)红(hóng)。

The setting sun lit the sky bright red.

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