影 U+5F71, 影 ← 彰[U+5F70] CJK Unified Ideographs 彲 →[U+5F72] Stroke order
影 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+12, 15 strokes, Cangjie input 日火竹竹竹 (AFHHH), four-corner 62922, composition ⿰景彡)
- 𡂵, 𤂖, 𥶩
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 364, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10019
- Dae Jaweon: page 684, character 5
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 857, character 4
- Unihan data for U+5F71
simp. and trad. 影 2nd round simp. 𢒈 alternative forms 蔭／荫 (Hokkien)
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qraŋʔ): phonetic 景 (OC *kraŋʔ) + semantic 彡. The original meaning is “shadow”. The phonetic component also indicates the concept of image.
Unclear. Various etymologies have been proposed:
- Cognate with 景 (OC *kraŋʔ, “image”), 鏡 (OC *kraŋs, “mirror”) (Wang, 1982; Baxter and Sagart, 2014), which STEDT compares to Proto-Kuki-Chin *klaaŋ-I, *klaan-II (“to shine; light; bright”);
- Cognate with 英 (OC *qraŋ, “brilliant; flower”) or rather its Austroasiatic comparanda, including Proto-Bahnaric *ʔaːŋ (“bright (light)”) (Schuessler, 2007);
- Related to 苑 (OC *qonʔ, *qons, “garden”) (Schuessler, 2007).
影
- shadow
- image
- trace (of human presence); presence (of people or things); occurrence (of events)
- picture; photograph
- (chiefly in compounds) film; movie 影視／影视 ― yǐngshì ― film and television 影星 ― yǐngxīng ― movie star
- (Cantonese) to take (a picture or video) 影雀 [Cantonese] ― jing2 zoek3-2 [Jyutping] ― to take bird photos
- (Hokkien) shade
- (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 影 (MC ‘jaengX)
- (shadow):
- (picture):
- (to take (a picture)):
- → Zhuang: ingj (“to take (a picture)”)
- “影”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)[3], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014-
- “影”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
- Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A01275
- 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long]; 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu]; 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying]; 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019), “影”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 269.
(Jōyō kanji)
- Go-on: よう (yō)
- Kan-on: えい (ei, Jōyō)
- Kun: かげ (kage, 影, Jōyō)、かが (kaga)
Kanji in this term 影 かがGrade: S kun’yomi
Bound apophonic form of 影 (kage).
影(かが) • (kaga)
- light
- a shape or form reflected in light
- a shadow
- 鏡(かがみ) (kagami)
Kanji in this term 影 かげGrade: S kun’yomi
Unbound apophonic form of 影 (kaga).
From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kankay. Cognate with 陰 (kage, “shadow”).[1][2]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɡe̞]
- (Tokyo) かげ [káꜜgè] (Atamadaka – [1])[3][4]
影(かげ) • (kage)
- shadow 馬(うま)の影(かげ)uma no kagea shadow of a horse
- a shape or form reflected in light
- presence この町(まち)は影(かげ)が薄(うす)い。Kono machi wa kage ga usui.This town’s presence is little.
- negative aspect 高度(こうど)経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)の影(かげ)kōdo keizai seichō no kagethe negative aspect of the high economic growth
- (historical, Kansai) a low ranked prostitute in the licensed quarters with a fee of two 匁 (momme) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦
- (antonym(s) of “negative aspect”): 光(ひかり) (hikari, “positive aspect”)
Kanji in this term 影 えいGrade: S kan’on
From Middle Chinese 影 (MC ‘jaengX).
The kan’on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
- IPA(key): [e̞ː]
影(えい) • (ei)
- shadow
- light
- a shape or form reflected in light
Kanji in this term 影 ようGrade: S goon
From Middle Chinese 影 (MC ‘jaengX).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.
- IPA(key): [jo̞ː]
影(よう) • (yō)
- (rare) alternative form of 影 (ei)
- 陰(かげ) (kage)
- 日(ひ)陰(かげ) (hikage)
- 陰(いん)影(えい) (in’ei)
- おかげ (okage)
- “影”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][4] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015-2026
影 (eumhun 그림자 영 (geurimja yeong))
- hanja form? of 영 (“shadow”)
影: Hán Nôm readings: ảnh
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