荧 (yíng) — shimmer, glimmer (of light); fluorescence (in compounds like 荧光)
Definition
荧 (yíng) is a bound form used almost only in modern scientific compounds — 荧光 (fluorescence/fluorescent light), 荧光屏 (screen), 荧幕 (display). Standalone literary sense 'shimmer, glimmer' is rare.
bound form
shimmerglimmer (of light)fluorescence (in compounds like 荧光)
Examples
- 。Zhè ge shí yàn shì shǐ yòng le yíng guāng dēng.This lab uses fluorescent lights.
- 。Yī shēng yòng yíng guāng jiǎn chá bìng rén de yǎn jing.Doctors use fluorescent light to examine patients' eyes.
- 。Diàn shì yíng píng shàng xiǎn shì zhe jīn tiān de xīn wén.The TV screen is displaying today's news.
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