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Character Decomposition
影=景+彡
Etymology
sunlight
Meanings
picture
image
film
movie
photograph
reflection
shadow
trace
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Words with 影 489 total
to fix a photographic image定影dìng yǐngmovie; film · CL:部 bù电影diàn yǐngshadow · darkness · twilight黑影hēi yǐngprofile · silhouette侧影cè yǐngrear view · figure seen from behind · view of the back (of a person or object)背影bèi yǐngphantom · mirage幻影huàn yǐnginverted image · reversed image (e.g. upside down)倒影dào yǐng
Idioms with 影 127 total Chain
(poetic depiction of plum blossom)暗香疏影àn xiāng shū yǐnglit. to see a bow reflected in a cup as a snake (idiom); fig. unnecessary suspicions · overly fearful杯弓蛇影bēi gōng shé yǐnglit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom); fig. groundless accusations · to act on hearsay evidence捕风捉影bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng