影

影 (Kangxi radical 59, 彡+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 日火竹竹竹 (AFHHH), four-corner 6292₂, composition ⿰景彡)

• 𡂵, 𤂖, 𥶩

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 364, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10019
• Dae Jaweon: page 684, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 857, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5F71

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qraŋʔ): phonetic 景 (OC *kraŋʔ) + semantic 彡. The original meaning is "shadow". The phonetic component also indicates the concept of image.

Unclear. Various etymologies have been proposed:

• Cognate with 景 (OC *kraŋʔ, “image”), 鏡 (OC *kraŋs, “mirror”) (Wang, 1982; Baxter and Sagart, 2014), which STEDT compares to Proto-Kuki-Chin *klaaŋ-I, *klaan-II (“to shine; light; bright”);
• Cognate with 英 (OC *qraŋ, “brilliant; flower”) or rather its Austroasiatic comparanda, including Proto-Bahnaric *ʔaːŋ (“bright (light)”) (Schuessler, 2007);
• Related to 苑 (OC *qonʔ, *qons, “garden”) (Schuessler, 2007).

影

1. shadow
2. image
3. trace (of human presence); presence (of people or things); occurrence (of events)
4. picture; photograph
5. (chiefly in compounds) film; movie

   影視／影视  ―  yǐngshì  ―  film and television

   影星  ―  yǐngxīng  ―  movie star

6. (Cantonese) to take (a picture or video)

   影雀 [Cantonese]  ―  jing² zoek^3-2 [Jyutping]  ―  to take bird photos

7. (Hokkien) shade
8. (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 影 (MC 'jaengX)

• (shadow):

• (picture):

• (to take (a picture)):

• → Zhuang: ingj (“to take (a picture)”)

• “影”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[3], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(Jōyō kanji)

• Go-on: よう (yō)
• Kan-on: えい (ei, Jōyō)
• Kun: かげ (kage, 影, Jōyō)、かが (kaga)

Bound apophonic form of 影 (kage).

影(かが) • (kaga) 

1. light
2. a shape or form reflected in light
3. a shadow

• 鏡(かがみ) (kagami)

Unbound apophonic form of 影 (kaga).

From Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic *kankay. Cognate with 陰 (kage, “shadow”).^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) かげ [káꜜgè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3][4]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɡe̞]

影(かげ) • (kage) 

1. shadow

   馬(うま)の影(かげ)

   uma no kage

   a shadow of a horse

2. a shape or form reflected in light
3. presence

   この町(まち)は影(かげ)が薄(うす)い。

   Kono machi wa kage ga usui.

   This town's presence is little.

4. negative aspect

   高度(こうど)経済(けいざい)成長(せいちょう)の影(かげ)

   kōdo keizai seichō no kage

   the negative aspect of the high economic growth

5. (historical, Kansai) a low ranked prostitute in the licensed quarters with a fee of two 匁 (momme)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦

   See also: 月 (gachi) and 汐 (shio)

• (antonym(s) of “negative aspect”): 光(ひかり) (hikari, “positive aspect”)

From Middle Chinese 影 (MC 'jaengX).

The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.

• IPA^(key): [e̞ː]

影(えい) • (ei) 

1. shadow
2. light
3. a shape or form reflected in light

From Middle Chinese 影 (MC 'jaengX).

The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

• IPA^(key): [jo̞ː]

影(よう) • (yō) 

1. (rare) alternative form of 影 (ei)

• 陰(かげ) (kage)
• 日(ひ)陰(かげ) (hikage)
• 陰(いん)影(えい) (in'ei)
• おかげ (okage)

• “影”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[4] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

影 (eumhun 그림자 영 (geurimja yeong))

1. hanja form^? of 영 (“shadow”)

影: Hán Nôm readings: ảnh

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