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影

yǐng
noun #2,756

Meanings

  1. 1 shadow; image
  2. 2 film; photograph

Examples

我们去看电影吧。
Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.
Let's go watch a movie.
他的影响很大。
Tā de yǐngxiǎng hěn dà.
His influence is very big.
拍一张照片留个影。
Pāi yī zhāng zhàopiàn liú gè yǐng.
Take a photo as a souvenir.

Tips

usage
影 is essential for media: 电影 (movie), 影响 (influence), 摄影 (photography), 影子 (shadow), 影院 (cinema). From shadow → image → film — a natural meaning evolution.

Stroke Order

影 yǐng