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摄影

shèyǐng

photography

A person photographing a flower
Memory picture

Characters in this word

摄 shè

Strokes
13
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 聂 to whisper
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 摄

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
More about the character 影

Example phrases

  • 我喜欢摄影。 Wǒ xǐ huan shè yǐng. I like photography.
  • 摄影很有趣。 Shè yǐng hěn yǒu qù. Photography is very interesting.
  • 他学摄影。 Tā xué shè yǐng. He studies photography.

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