sound of jewels
玲 centers on the clear, tinkling sound of jewels or precious stones striking each other. It is a poetic, sensory idea of delicate ringing.
玲 combines 王 (jade/jewel) with 令, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of clarity or command, together suggesting the clear sound of jade.
The left side 王 represents a jewel, and the right side 令 looks like a person kneeling under a roof, perhaps listening. Imagine a jewel being struck and producing a clear, ringing sound that commands attention.
For レイ, picture a ray of light hitting a jewel and making it ring: ray -> レイ, and the jewel sings.
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