郢

Ying, ancient capital of Chu 楚 in Hubei, Jianling county 江陵縣|江陵县

to present to a superior / memorial / petition / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color)

Character component without intrinsic meaning

lit. Ying writes a letter and Yan reads it / fig. to misinterpret the original meaning / to pile up errors / refers to the letter from capital 郢[Ying3] of 楚[Chu3] in which the inadvertent words "hold up the candle" are mistaken by the minister of 燕[Yan1] as "promote the wise"