影

Phono-semantic/associative compound:

景 (light, brightness, scenery) — semantic, indicating sunlight or brightness;

彡 (lines, patterns, adornment) — semantic, marking texture or form.

Together, they depict the outline or shape produced when light strikes an object, i.e., its shadow.

Semantic range:

- shadow, silhouette, image;

- reflection, projection;

- figurative: influence, trace, remnant.

영향 (影響) — influence, effect

영도 (影像/影圖) — image, projection

영화 (映画) — movie, film (lit. “shadow pictures”)

잔영 (殘影) — lingering image, afterimage

반영 (反影) — reflection, representation