How to write 萤

萤 yíng (1) [Noun] A type of insect, known as the firefly; it is yellow-brown and has a luminous organ at its tail. (2) [Noun] A type of mineral with a glassy luster that can change color when exposed to light or heat, also known as "fluorite." (3) (Refers to firefly) 萤 yíng [Classification] Noun (1) [Noun] Refers to an animal. Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta. Firefly ([En.] firefly) [Metaphor] 1. A faint light ([En.] faint light) 引 1. From "Guangyun":萤, refers to fireflies. 2. From "Guangya":萤火獜也。 3. From "Liji · Yue Ling · Ji Xia":腐草为萤。 Note: "萤, referring to flying insects gathering around a fire." 4. "Cold autumn light on a painted screen, a light gauze fan swats at the fireflies." — Du Mu, "Autumn Evening" (Tang Dynasty) 例 Also: 萤焰 (the light emitted by fireflies); 萤光 (the glow of fireflies); 萤点 (refers to fireflies); 萤案 (using firefly light to read poetry and books); 萤烛 (the light of fireflies compared to candlelight, metaphorically referring to dim light or weak power) (2) [Metaphor] Refers to a faint light ([En.] faint light) 引 1. From Han Yu's “Poem on the Moon”: “The long river disperses the mist, stars are divided by the dawn's fireflies.” 例 Also: 萤灯 (a lamp whose light is weak like that of a firefly); 萤囊 (during the Jin Dynasty, Che Yin, who was poor, read books at night using a bag filled with fireflies for light)