影(yǐng)

HSK 115 strokes

picture

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Character information

Pinyin
yǐng
Meaning
picture; image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 影 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰景彡

In this compound, the meaning comes from 彡 (sunlight); 景 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

景jǐng彡shān

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 影 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 影

Common words using 影 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

diàn电yǐng影
HSK 1

movie; film

Open 电影 page →
diàn电yǐng影yuàn院
HSK 1

cinema; movie theater

Open 电影院 page →
yǐng影piàn片
HSK 2

a copy of a film

Open 影片 page →
yǐng影xiǎng响
HSK 2

influence

Open 影响 page →
yǐng影shì视
HSK 3

movies and television

Open 影视 page →
yǐng影zi子
HSK 4

shadow

Open 影子 page →
shè摄yǐng影
HSK 5

to take a photograph

Open 摄影 page →
shè摄yǐng影shī师
HSK 5

photographer; cinematographer; cameraman

Open 摄影师 page →

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电院片响视子摄师

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