荧光 (yíng guāng) — fluorescence; fluorescent (as in 荧光笔, 荧光灯)

Definition

noun

fluorescencefluorescent (as in 荧光笔, 荧光灯)

荧光。
Zhè jiàn yī fu zài wǎn shàng huì fā chū yíng guāng.
This piece of clothing emits fluorescence at night.
荧光。
Tā yòng yíng guāng bǐ zài shū shàng huà le zhòng diǎn.
He used a fluorescent pen to highlight key points in the book.
荧光。
Kē xué jiā yán jiū yíng guāng de fā guāng yuán lǐ.
Scientists study the principle of fluorescence.

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.

荧 (faint) and 光 (light) combine to name a soft glowing light.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 熒; 荧 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 熒 comes from an older picture of two crossed torches giving fire light; the simplified 荧 is a later shorthand.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

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