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.

hé合yǐng影
HSK 7-9

group photo

Open 合影 page →
huàn幻yǐng影
HSK 7-9

phantom

Open 幻影 page →
xíng形yǐng影bù不lí离
HSK 7-9

inseparable (as form and shadow)

Open 形影不离 page →
yǐng影xiàng像
HSK 7-9

image

Open 影像 page →
rén人yǐng影

the shadow of a human figure; a trace of a person's presence (usu. combined…

Open 人影 page →
dǎo倒yǐng影

inverted image; reversed image (e.g. upside down)

Open 倒影 page →
qiàn倩yǐng影

beautiful image of a woman

Open 倩影 page →
cè侧yǐng影

profile

Open 侧影 page →

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一七三上下不东两

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合幻形不离像人倒

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