熒

Glyph origin
– The protoform is 𤇾. 𤇾 is a pictogram of two intersecting torches, meaning the fire light. In Qin and Han, the crossing of the torches "乂" became "冂", and "𤇾" is no longer used as independent character as a third "火" (fire) was added into "𤇾". Thus, "熒" was formed.

Etymology
belongs to a word-family whose stem is *weŋ "bright, dazzle", which converges with "to move the eyes". Other items in the same word-family are:


 * , which is with *k- nominalizer.
 * , which is the same word as.
 * , which is with *k- nominalizer.
 * , which is the same word as.
 * , which is the same word as.

This word-family could be and related to 🇨🇬 &  (ibid.).

Definitions

 * 1) luminous; fluorescent
 * 2) to shine; to shimmer; to dazzle

Kanji

 * 1)  luminous, fluorescent

Hanja

 * 1) lamplight
 * 2) the glow of a firefly
 * 3) shine