TSUMUGU · B2 (est.) · 字
映
ㄧㄥˋ · yìng
verb — to reflect, shine on; to show (a film)
字源 FORM — what the parts do
FTyāng → yìng — the final and tone shift
The sun (日) throwing its light across a surface — a thing lit up, an image cast back. 央 yāng carries the sound. From the sunlit reflection come 反映 and 映照; light thrown on a screen gives 放映、上映.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
夕陽（日）斜照過來，水面上立刻映出一整片紅。
The low sun (日) slants across, and the water throws back a whole sheet of red.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)日光照射— sunlight shining on
→反映、映照— to reflect; to mirror常用
⇒放映、上映— to screen, show (a film)
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension