SHADOW  影子影／陰

SHAPE of SHADE.
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Hypernym
  • SHAPEAPPEARANCE of the PLACE something is in, as PERCEIVED by the EYES, DISREGARDING the SUBJECTIVITY of the APPEARANCE.
    • APPEARANCECLEAR:visible BUT SUBJECTIVELY PERCEIVED FEATURES.
      • FEATUREABSTRACT OBJECT a THING is SAID to BE OR to HAVE.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
See also
  • SHADEPLACE LACKING LIGHT of SUN SURROUNDED BY PLACES WITH LIGHT OF SUN.
    Old Chinese Criteria
    1. The shaped form of shadow is currently yǐng 影 / 景 (ant. xíng 形 "original physical object of which there is a shadow").

    Modern Chinese Criteria
    影

    影子

    投影

    陰影

    暗影

    人影兒

    身影

    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

    • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 1.63

    • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

      SHADOW

      opacus refers to the shady with reference to a pleasant and beneficial coolness.

      umbrosus refers to a depth of shade approaching to darkness.

    • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p. 329

    Words

    影  yǐng OC: qraŋʔ MC: ʔɣaŋ
    景  yǐng MC: -- OC: -- 19 AttributionsWD

    The shaped form of shadow is currently yǐng 影 (ant. xíng 形 "original physical object of which there is a shadow") and the general area of shade is yīn 陰 (ant. guāng 光 "light").

      Word relations
    • Oppos: 形/SHAPE The most current general word describing the physical shape of something is xíng 形.

      Syntactic words
    • nshadow; vague shape, shadowy image
    • n(post-N)shadow of somethingCH
    • nadVanalogylike a shadow
    • viactproduce shadow shapes
    蔭  Click here to add pinyin OC:  MC: 2 AttributionsWD

    Yīn 蔭 refers specifically to the shadow of a tree.

      Syntactic words
    • nmshadow
    • vichangefind shadow
    蔭覆  yìn fù OC: qrɯms phuɡ MC: ʔim phuk 1 AttributionWD
      Syntactic words
    • VPtoNcover with shade

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