影响
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 3
影响 (yǐngxiǎng) · to influence
影响 (yǐngxiǎng) means “to influence; to affect; influence”. It is written with 2 characters: 影 (shadow) + 响 (to make a sound). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 影响 is built
The characters
影 yǐng · shadow
What 影 is made of
- 景jǐng — scenery
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 京jīng — capital
- 亠tóu — lid
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 小xiǎo — small
- 日rì — sun; day
- 彡shān — hair
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 彡 gives the meaning, 景 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
响 xiǎng · to make a sound
What 响 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 向xiàng — towards
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 向 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
天气会影响我们的计划。Tiānqì huì yǐngxiǎng wǒmen de jìhuà.The weather will affect our plans.
别影响别人休息。Bié yǐngxiǎng biérén xiūxi.Don't disturb other people's rest.
Questions about 影响
What does 影响 mean?
影响 (yǐngxiǎng) means “to influence; to affect; influence”.
How do you pronounce 影响?
影响 is pronounced yǐngxiǎng.
Which HSK level is 影响?
影响 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 电影diànyǐngfilm
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 影片yǐngpiànfilm
- 影视yǐngshìfilm and television
- 影子yǐngzishadow
- 合影héyǐnggroup photo
- 摄影shèyǐngphotography
- 响亮xiǎngliàngloud and clear
- 响应xiǎngyìngto respond to
- 音响yīnxiǎngaudio system
Learn 影响 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.