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yǐng

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yǐng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐng | ying3
English translation
picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace
shadow; image, reflection; photograph

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About yǐng

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

yǐng

Contains the radical

shān

Learning hint

sunlight

Etymology of yǐng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

景彡

Semantic compound

shān

Phonetic compound

Jǐng

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shān represents the meaning and Jǐng represents the sound. The shān component depicts lines of shadow.

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Example sentences using yǐng

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wèi 摄影师 shè yǐng shī 电灯 diàn dēng de 保险丝 bǎo xiǎn sī shāo duàn le , 使 shǐ zhěng dòng 房子 fáng zi 陷于 xiàn yú 黑暗 hēi àn 当中 dāng zhōng .

A photographer had fused the lights, engulfing the entire house darkness.

摄影记者 shè yǐng jì zhě men de 长短 cháng duǎn 火炮 huǒ pào de 镜头 jìngtóu yǒng zhāo 我们 wǒmen dōu 圈圈 quān quan 照相 zhào xiàng .

Photographers from the press would crowd around us to take pictures.

眯起眼睛 yǎnjing , kān zhāo 那些 nà xiē 色彩 sècǎi 鲜明 xiānmíng de 人影 Cóng 山上 Shān shàng Xiàng fēi jiàng .

He squinted at the brightly colored figures swooping toward him down the hill.

确保 quèbǎo 所有 suǒyǒu de 摄影 shèyǐng 资料 zīliào 包装 bāozhuāng 妥当 tuǒdang bìng 挂号 guàhào 寄出 jì chū .

Ensure all photographic material is properly packed and sent by recorded delivery.

gěi Zhāng 电影票 diàn yǐng piào , què Chéng le liǎng bàn .

I gave him a ticket for the film, and it was torn in two.

Words with yǐng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
电影 diànyǐng movie電影
影响 yǐngxiǎng influence影響
yǐng picture yǐng
摄影 shèyǐng photography攝影
影片 yǐng piàn film影片 yǐng piàn
摄影师 shè yǐng shī photographer攝影師
影响力 yǐng xiǎng lì influence影響力
影像 yǐng xiàng image影像 yǐng xiàng
阴影 yīn yǐng (lit. and fig.) shadow陰影
影子 yǐngzi shadow影子 yǐngzi
电影院 diàn yǐng yuàn cinema電影院
身影 shēn yǐng silhouette身影 shēn yǐng
影视 yǐng shì movies and television影視
摄影机 shè yǐng jī camera攝影機
合影 héyǐng group photo合影 héyǐng
影院 yǐng yuàn cinema影院 yǐng yuàn
电影节 diàn yǐng jié film festival電影節
影星 yǐng xīng film star影星 yǐng xīng
背影 bèi yǐng rear view背影 bèi yǐng
影迷 yǐng mí movie fan影迷 yǐng mí
幻影 huàn yǐng phantom幻影 huàn yǐng
踪影 zōng yǐng trace蹤影
摄影棚 shè yǐng péng film studio攝影棚
投影 tóu yǐng to project投影 tóu yǐng
无影无踪 wú yǐng wú zōng to disappear without trace (idiom)無影無蹤

yǐng Decomposition & Compounds

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yǐng Decomposition

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