It’s like the shining city on the hill — the light (日) is emanating from the from the capital city (京), casting a SHADOW (the three strokes on the right) over other places
The sun (radical) is above a person wearing a hat (they have a head, two arms, and legs together). The sun casts a person’s shadow on the wall (right part of the character).
Jonas Ranft says
The sun is blocked by a shadow barrier and can’t reach the person beneath. The lines on the right look like a shadow fading.
Aerin Jolie Tran says
The ninja with lots of legs is attacked by ninja stars
Ashot Badalyan says
The left part looks like a person and the right side is like the person’s shadow, thats how i remember that it means shadow.
Grey Mosquera says
Like a latern emanating light, the three strokes act as the shadow enacted by the lantern.
Danial Tajwer says
It’s like the shining city on the hill — the light (日) is emanating from the from the capital city (京), casting a SHADOW (the three strokes on the right) over other places
Marlena Soltysinska says
The sun (radical) is above a person wearing a hat (they have a head, two arms, and legs together). The sun casts a person’s shadow on the wall (right part of the character).
Charlotte LaGasse says
The left character looks like it is casting a shadow (the right three strokes).
Clara Parker Luce says
could be a person/building with the three lines representing their shadow