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.
彡Flowing strokesSemantic
景SceneryPhonetic
Words with 影
邪典电影
xié diǎn diàn yǐng
cult film
重影
chóng yǐng
overlapping images
针孔摄影机
zhēn kǒng shè yǐng jī
pinhole camera
录影
lù yǐng
to videotape
录影带
lù yǐng dài
(Tw) videotape; video cassette
录影机
lù yǐng jī
camcorder
间隔摄影
jiàn gé shè yǐng
time-lapse photography
阴影
yīn yǐng
(lit. and fig.) shadow
电影
diàn yǐng
movie; film
电影剧本
diàn yǐng jù běn
screenplay; film script
电影机
diàn yǐng jī
movie camera
电影演员
diàn yǐng yǎn yuán
film actor; movie actor; movie actress