映(yìng)

HSK 49 strokes

to reflect (light)

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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yìng
Meaning
to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 映 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰日央

In this compound, the meaning comes from 日 (sun); 央 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

日rì央yāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 映 step by step

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

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Words with 映

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

fǎn反yìng映
HSK 4

to mirror

Open 反映 page →
shàng上yìng映
HSK 7-9

to screen; to show (a movie)

Open 上映 page →
fàng放yìng映
HSK 7-9

to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc)

Open 放映 page →
dǎo倒yìng映

to reflect (producing an inverted image)

Open 倒映 page →
gōng公yìng映

public screening (of a movie)

Open 公映 page →
yǎn掩yìng映

hidden from view

Open 掩映 page →
bō播yìng映

to broadcast a film

Open 播映 page →
fàng放yìng映shì室

cinema room

Open 放映室 page →

Related characters

More HSK 4 characters

丈与严临之乎亚企

From 映’s common words

反上放倒公掩播室

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