影

yǐng
彡 + 景

Definitions

yǐng (noun) shadow; reflection
yǐng (noun) image; picture; photograph
yǐng (noun) movie; film

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

Semantic: 彡 Phonetic: 景

About

影 is a phono-semantic compound: 彡, depicting shadow lines, gives the meaning, while 景 (jǐng, 'bright light' or 'scenery') indicates the sound. The character originally denotes a shadow, reflection, or image, the dark shape cast when an object blocks light. Over time, this sense extended to traces and vague impressions, and then to photographs and movies, as seen in modern vocabulary for cinema and photography where recording and projecting visual images is central.

Example Sentences Hide

我喜欢看电影。

Wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànyǐng.

I like watching movies.

影子在阳光下很长。

Yǐngzi zài yángguāng xià hěn cháng.

The shadow is very long in the sunlight.

这部电影影响深远。

Zhè bù diànyǐng yǐngxiǎng shēnyuǎn.

This movie has a profound influence.

他学习摄影技术。

Tā xuéxí shèyǐng jìshù.

He studies photography techniques.

影像显示得很清楚。

Yǐngxiàng xiǎnshì de hěn qīngchǔ.

The image is displayed very clearly.

她的背影让我难忘。

Tā de bèiyǐng ràng wǒ nánwàng.

Her back view is unforgettable to me.

影评分析了电影主题。

Yǐngpíng fēnxī le diànyǐng zhǔtí.

The film review analyzed the movie's theme.

我们在影院看了场电影。

Wǒmen zài yǐngyuàn kàn le chǎng diànyǐng.

We watched a movie at the cinema.

Related Characters

Component: 彡

形 须 参 修 彩 彭 衫 彪 彦 杉 彬 彰 彤 須

Component: 景

憬 颢 暻 璟 顥

Example Words

影响 影响力 摄影 电影 人影 倒影 倩影 光影 合影 如影随形 幻影 影像 影子 影帝 影片 影视 影评 影迷 影院 影音 投影 摄影师 火影忍者 留影