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映 · Huang Tingjian

Yìng (4th tone). Shuowen Jiezi (新附, a later addendum) reads 映 as 明也,隱也 — ‘bright; to be reflected / concealed’, from 日 (sun) and 央. The living sense is reflected light: a mountain 映 in water, a face 映 in a mirror. Classical usage blooms in $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart