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荧

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a glimmer; glimmering; twinkling; fluorescence; phosphorescence; perplexed; dazzled and confused; planet Mars (arch.)

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Strokes
9
Radical
艸 +6
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
熒
Common rank
#3,010
Unicode
U+8367

Formation & memory

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How 荧 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

fire

Components 艹 冖 火

Words with 荧

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WordPinyinMeaning
荧光笔 yíng guāng bǐ highlighter pen; fluorescent marker
荧光灯 yíng guāng dēng a fluorescent light; a fluorescent lamp
荧光棒 yíng guāng bàng glow stick
荧光屏 yíng guāng píng fluorescent screen; screen (of a TV or monitor etc)
荧光幕 yíng guāng mù screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw)
荧光 yíng guāng fluorescence; fluorescent light
荧惑星 Yíng huò xīng Mars in traditional Chinese astronomy
荧屏 yíng píng fluorescent screen; TV screen
荧幕 yíng mù TV screen
金碧荧煌 jīn bì yíng huáng splendid in green and gold (idiom); looking radiant
荧惑 yíng huò to bewilder; to dazzle and confuse; the planet Mars
荧荧 yíng yíng a glimmer; twinkling (of stars, phosphorescence, candlelight); flickering light