影

yǐng

picture

image; film; movie; photograph; reflection; shadow; trace

scene (景) + flowing rays (彡) = shadow, image, reflection

彡 depicts flowing strokes or rays, evoking the play of light that casts shadows and reflections. 景 mainly contributes the sound yǐng; the strokes of 彡 carry the visual essence of shadowy, shimmering form.

景+彡→影
彡Flowing strokesSemantic
景SceneryPhonetic

湖面上有她的倒影。

hú miàn shàng yǒu tā de dào yǐng。

There is her reflection on the surface of the lake.

树的影子随着风慢慢移动。

shù de yǐng zi suí zhe fēng màn màn yí dòng。

The shadow of the tree slowly moves with the wind.

Words with 影

倩影

qiàn yǐng

beautiful image of a woman

无影无踪

wú yǐng wú zōng

(idiom) (to disappear) without a trace

人影

rén yǐng

the shadow of a human figure

影响力

yǐng xiǎng lì

influence

影评人

yǐng píng rén

film critic

科幻电影

kē huàn diàn yǐng

science fiction movie

黑影

hēi yǐng

shadow

立竿见影

lì gān jiàn yǐng

lit. set up a pole and immediately see its shadow (idiom)

暗影

àn yǐng

shadow; umbra

背影

bèi yǐng

rear view

邪典电影

xié diǎn diàn yǐng

cult film

重影

chóng yǐng

overlapping images

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