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The Chinese word ying - 影 - yǐng
(shadow in Chinese)

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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

yǐng

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English translations

shadow"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., reflection"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., image"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).,
photo"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., picture"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū)., photograph"Why are some translations grayed out?"
Grayed-out terms are meanings of the character which cannot be used as translations. For example, 必 (bì) has the meaning must / to have to. However, the Chinese translation for "must" is not 必 (bì) but 必须 (bìxū).

Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 影 ( yǐng ) correctly?"

The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers.
This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :

Chinese characters ( ying / yǐng ) with pronunciation (English translation: <m>shadow</m> )
The traditional Chinese characters of yǐng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 影 ( ying / yǐng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Women qu kan dianying ba.
Wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng ba.
 – English translation: Let's go and see a film.

Character complexity
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影 is composed of 15 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

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影 ( ying / yǐng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 434)
Chinese example words containing the character 影 ( ying / yǐng )
电影 ( diànyǐng = movie ), 电影院 ( diànyǐngyuàn = cinema ), 家庭影院 ( jiātíngyǐngyuàn = home theatre ), 看电影 ( kàn diànyǐng = to watch a movie ), 色情电影 ( sèqíngdiànyǐng = porn movie ), 摄影 ( shèyǐng = photograph ), 投影机 ( toúyǐngjī = projector ), 阴影 ( yīnyǐng = shadow ), 影棚器材 ( yǐngpéngqìcái = studio equipment ), 影响 ( yǐngxiǎng = influence ), 影子 ( yǐngzi = shadow )

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