Chen Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Sun (rì)
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Kangxi Strokes: 9
Page 493, Entry 01
Pronounced ying (falling tone).
Shuowen Jiezi states: It means bright, and also carries the meaning of being hidden.
Liang Yuan-di, Compilation of Essentials (Zuanyao): When the sun is at the position of the seventh earthly branch, it is called ting; when at the position of the eighth earthly branch, it is called ying.
Pan Yue, Rhapsody on Pheasant Shooting (Shezhi Fu): Fearing the reflection of the sun suddenly brightening.
Also: Wang Xizhi, Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Poems (Lanting Shixu): Objects and scenery reflect one another, distributed to the left and right.
Also: Pronounced yang (rising tone).
Jade Chapters (Yupian): Ying, meaning dim and unclear.