幻景 (huàn jǐng) — illusion, mirage | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

illusionmirage

Examples

幻景。
Tā zài shā mò zhōng kàn dào le huàn jǐng.
He saw a mirage in the desert.
幻景。
Zhè měi hǎo de wèi lái zhǐ shì yí gè huàn jǐng.
This beautiful future is just an illusion.
幻景。
Bú yào bèi yǎn qián de huàn jǐng suǒ mí huò.
Don't be fooled by the illusion in front of you.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

幻huànillusory

幻景 pairs 幻 'illusory' with 景 'scene' to mean a false vision.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

日京景

Meaning part形符xíngfú

日日rìsun

Sound part声符shēngfú

京

京jīng景jǐng

Same sound today

景 has 日 (sun) with 京, which gives its sound; it originally meant sunlight.

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