Taxonomy of meanings for 景:　　

    Additional information about 景

    說文解字: 【景】，光也。从日、京聲。 【居影切】

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    • SHADOW

      1. The shaped form of shadow is currently yǐng 影 / 景 (ant. xíng 形 "original physical object of which there is a shadow").

    • ECLIPSE

      1. The common general term for an eclipse is shí 蝕 (the earlier form being shí 食 ). It can refer both to a solar eclipse (rì shí 日蝕 ) or lunar eclipse (yuè shí 月蝕 ).

      2. Shěng 眚 is a term for an eclipse (both solar and lunar) laying an emphasis on its catastrophical connotations.

      3. Quēyǐng 闕景 refers to a solar eclipse.