CHINESE CHARACTER

影 (yǐng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

yǐng

shadow; image, reflection; photograph

HSK 115 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

彡

Primary radical

彡 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 影.

景

Phonetic component

景 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 15

Write 影 in 15 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 影

电影diànyǐng

HSK 1 · movie; film

电影院diànyǐngyuàn

HSK 1 · cinema; movie theater

影响yǐngxiǎng

HSK 3 · influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb

合影héyǐng

HSK 5 · group photo; to take a group photo

摄影shèyǐng

HSK 5 · to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie)

影片yǐngpiàn

HSK 5 · a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie; (Tw) video; video clip

Examples using 影

电影

我在制作电影。

Wǒ zài zhì zuò diàn yǐng。

I'm making a movie.

电影院

这家电影院挤满了人。

Zhè jiā diàn yǐng yuàn jǐ mǎn le rén。

The movie theater was filled with people.

影响

他的影响遍及全国。

Tā de yǐng xiǎng biàn jí quán guó。

His influence extends all over the country.

FAQ

What does 影 (yǐng) mean in Chinese?

shadow; image, reflection; photograph

How do you write 影 in stroke order?

影 has 15 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 影?

彡 is the radical in 影. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 影?

电影 (diànyǐng): movie; film; 电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn): cinema; movie theater; 影响 (yǐngxiǎng): influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb.