电影
diàn yǐng
movie; film
CL:部[bu4],片[pian4],場|场[chang3]
electricity (电) + light patterns (影) = movie
电 carries the sense of electricity, and 影 blends a phonetic scenery component with 彡, evoking fine patterns of light flickering across a surface. Together they capture the idea of electric light projected as moving images.
你喜欢看电影吗？
nǐ xǐ huān kàn diàn yǐng ma？
do you like watching movies?
这部电影的故事让我很感动。
zhè bù diàn yǐng de gù shi ràng wǒ hěn gǎn dòng。
the story of this film moved me deeply.