映
Tap the pinyin to hear it
(bound form) to become visible (esp. on a surface or in perception)
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 映
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一一映射 | (math.) bijective map | |
| 映入脑海 | to come to mind; to come to one's attention | |
| 映山红 | Indian azalea (Rhododendron simsii) | |
| 对映体 | enantiomer (chemistry) | |
| 映射过程 | mapping process | |
| 放映机 | projector | |
| 对映异构体 | enantiomeric isomer (chemistry) | |
| 反映论 | theory of reflection (in dialectic materialism), i.e. every perception reflects physical r… | |
| 映象文件 | (computing) disk image (aka image file); ISO image | |
| 复映片 | second-run movie | |
| 首映式 | premiere of a movie | |
| 上映 | to screen; to show (a movie) | |
| 公映 | public screening (of a movie) | |
| 放映室 | cinema room; viewing room | |
| 对映异构 | enantiomeric isomerism (chemistry) | |
| 开映 | to start showing a movie | |
| 重映 | to reshow (a movie) | |
| 点映 | (film) preview screening | |
| 相映成趣 | to set each other off nicely | |
| 反映 | to mirror; to reflect; mirror image; reflection; (fig.) to report; to make known; to rende… |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 央 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 央 sound part | central; to beg; to run out | |
| 英 | petal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English | |
| 秧 | shoots, sprouts; young rice plants | |
| 盎 | pot, cup, bowl; abundant | |
| 殃 | misfortune, disaster, calamity | |
| 鞅 | the strap over a horse's neck | |
| 鸯 | female mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) | |
| 泱 | great, expansive; agitated | |
| 怏 | discontented, dispirited, sad |