Chinese Character 螢 (jing4 | ying2 xing2) : [n] glow-worm; luminous insect; firefly

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螢
jing4 ying2 xing2
[n] glow-worm; luminous insect; firefly Stroke count: 16 Level: 3 Radical: (#142) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
螢 / 萤
Don't confuse with: 營
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008
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螢光 jing4 gwong1 = fluorescence; fluorescent light 螢火蟲 jing4 fo2 cung4 = firefly; lightning bug 螢光綠色 jing4 gwong1 luk6 sik1 = fluorescent green 螢光黃色 jing4 gwong1 wong4 sik1 = fluorescent yellow 螢幕 jing4 mok6 ying2 mu4 = display screen 螢光幕 jing4 gwong1 mok6 ying2 guang1 mu4 = a screen 螢光筆 jing4 gwong1 bat1 ying2 guang1 bi3 = a highlighter; a fluorescent marker pen; a nite writer pen 螢火 jing4 fo2 ying2 huo3 = light of firefly; fairy light 液晶螢幕 jik6 zing1 jing4 mok6 yi4/ye4 (Taiwan/PRC) jing1 ying2 mu4 = LCD (liquid crystal display)

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Decimal representation of this word: 螢
Unicode code for this character: U+87a2 (off-site link)

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