映 yìng to project
to project; to reflect
怎么记住“映”: 日 sun + 央 center = to project. The sun sets, the family hangs a white sheet in the center of the garden, and Dad turns on the old machine to project holiday photos.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
映 = 日 sun + 央 center
- 日 sun meaning
- 央 center sound
The sun sets, the family hangs a white sheet in the center of the garden, and Dad turns on the old machine to project holiday photos.
How it came to be
The sun gives the meaning and the center gives the sound.
用法
- Bound morpheme meaning to cast light/an image onto something; never used alone.
- 反映 fǎnyìng is the highest-frequency compound: 这反映了一个问题 zhè fǎnyìng le yí ge wèntí, "this reflects/reveals a problem", used for reporting facts or opinions upward, not for physical mirrors.
- 放映 fàngyìng and 上映 shàngyìng are film-specific: 放映 is the act of projecting/screening a movie, 上映 is the movie "opening/showing" in theaters; 电影下周上映 diànyǐng xià zhōu shàngyìng, "the film opens next week".
- Don't confuse 反映 (to report/reflect information) with 反应 fǎnyìng (to react), same pinyin, different characters and meanings, a classic listening trap.