WHOLE CHARACTER
影
shadow; reflection (人影, 倒影); image; photograph (摄影, 留影); movie (电影, 影评); influence (影响)
影 is a shadow — your reflection, a photo, or a movie.
ZDIC: 形声; 景 (left) the sound, 彡 (right) the meaning.
Character Familiesleft / right
影
shadow; reflection (人影, 倒影); image; photograph (摄影, 留影); movie (电影, 影评); influence (影响)
影 is a shadow — your reflection, a photo, or a movie.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级One character pageAll readings and linked senses stay together.
WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
left / right
ZDIC: 形声; 景 (left) the sound, 彡 (right) the meaning.
SOUND
景
scenery; bright
Standalone meaning is kept separate from its sound role in 影.
In 影: sound Sound side per ZDIC: jǐng shares 影's final ing and tone 3; the onset differs (j vs y-).
MEANING (THE STRIPE PIECE)
彡
hair; the three-stripe radical
The stripe radical; the shade lines in 影's classic account.
In 影: meaning (the stripe piece) The three-stripe piece; the shade lines in the classic account.
Tone 3
- shadow; reflection (人影, 倒影)
- image; photograph (摄影, 留影)
- movie (电影, 影评)
- influence (影响)
- 电影movie; film
- 影响to influence; an effect
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