荧 (yíng): a glimmer, glimmering, twinkling

荧 (yíng) is a Chinese character meaning “a glimmer.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural). It ranks #2905 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 荧 fire. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 艹 grass9 strokesFrequency #2905艹 structural

Definitions

  1. a glimmer
  2. glimmering
  3. twinkling

Etymology & Origin

荧

pictophoneticfire

Decomposition: ⿱艹⿱冖火 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:艹structural

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
荧光yíng guāngfluorescence
荧幕yíng mùTV screen
荧屏yíng píngfluorescent screen
荧光灯yíng guāng dēnga fluorescent light
荧光屏yíng guāng píngfluorescent screen
荧光笔yíng guāng bǐhighlighter pen
荧光幕yíng guāng mùscreen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
荧惑星yíng huò xīngMars in traditional Chinese astronomy
荧光棒yíng guāng bàngglow stick
金碧荧煌jīn bì yíng huángsplendid in green and gold (idiom)
荧惑yíng huòto bewilder
荧荧yíng yínga glimmer
12
Total compounds
92
As first character
0
As last character
8
As middle character

荧 appears in 12 compound words: 92 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 8 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 荧 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

光guāng
0.5438,268 co-occurrences
侣lǚ
0.542552 co-occurrences
屏bǐng
0.5391,854 co-occurrences
惑huò
0.519768 co-occurrences
幕mù
0.5152,520 co-occurrences
灯dēng
0.504762 co-occurrences
绿lǜ
0.414354 co-occurrences
谱pǔ
0.395186 co-occurrences
搬bān
0.388264 co-occurrences
烛zhú
0.38030 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

金碧荧煌jīn bì yíng huángHSK 7+

splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

学习荧字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。

xué xí yíng zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .

Mastering the character "荧" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.

SmzdmApr 2026

...媒痛批:“粉底液将军”世界都在打仗,我们荧幕却在“补妆”?

. . . méi tòng pī : fěn de yè jiāng jūn shì jiè dōu zài dǎ zhàng , wǒ men yíng mù què zài bǔ zhuāng ?

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. . . gē gē yì pāi shén zuò liú xīng yǔ 4 K xiū fù bǎn jiāng chóng xiàn dà yíng mù

...Brother Yi's masterpiece *The Language of the Meteor* will return to the big screen in a 4K restored version

Character Family

艹 Radical Family — Characters sharing the grass radical

煲bāo焙bèi灿càn炒chǎo炊chuī灯dēng炖dùn烦fán耿gěng焊hàn

Related Characters

花huā茶chá菜cài节jié英yīng草cǎo药yào蓝lán艺yì苦kǔ

Homophones — Characters pronounced yíng

应yīng英yīng婴yīng鹰yīng迎yíng营yíng赢yíng影yǐng映yìng硬yìng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 荧 (yíng) mean in Chinese?
荧 (yíng) primarily means "a glimmer." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2905 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 荧 have?
荧 is written with 9 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 荧?
The radical associated with 荧 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are the components of 荧?
荧 is composed of: 艹 (structural), undefined (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱艹⿱冖火 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 荧?
Common words with 荧 include: 荧光 (yíng guāng, "fluorescence"); 荧幕 (yíng mù, "TV screen"); 荧屏 (yíng píng, "fluorescent screen"); 荧光灯 (yíng guāng dēng, "a fluorescent light"); 荧光屏 (yíng guāng píng, "fluorescent screen"). There are over 12 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 荧 (yíng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation yíng: 应 (should, to respond), 英 (hero, England), 婴 (infant), 鹰 (eagle), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 荧 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 荧 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.