影 yǐng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 彡 — hair
- Made of
- 景 scenery, view 彡 hair
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
影子
yǐngzi
shadow
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 我看见影子。 Wǒ kànjiàn yǐngzi. I see a shadow.
- 影子很长。 Yǐngzi hěn cháng. The shadow is very long.
- 狗追着影子。 Gǒu zhuī zhe yǐngzi. The dog chases the shadow.
Related words
- 电影 diànyǐng film, movie
- 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema
- 影片 yǐngpiàn film; movie
- 影响 yǐngxiǎng to affect; influence
- 影视 yǐngshì film and television
- 摄影 shèyǐng photography
- 摄影师 shèyǐngshī photographer
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 杯子 bēizi cup, glass
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 儿子 érzi son
- 房子 fángzi house