影子
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
影子 (yǐngzi) · shadow
影子 (yǐngzi) means “shadow; reflection”. It is written with 2 characters: 影 (shadow) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 影子 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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
太阳下山时影子很长。Tàiyáng xiàshān shí yǐngzi hěn cháng.Shadows are long when the sun goes down.
你看见水里的影子了吗？Nǐ kànjiàn shuǐ lǐ de yǐngzi le ma?Did you see the reflection in the water?
Questions about 影子
What does 影子 mean?
影子 (yǐngzi) means “shadow; reflection”.
How do you pronounce 影子?
影子 is pronounced yǐngzi.
Which HSK level is 影子?
影子 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 电影diànyǐngfilm
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 影片yǐngpiànfilm
- 影响yǐngxiǎngto influence
- 影视yǐngshìfilm and television
- 合影héyǐnggroup photo
- 摄影shèyǐngphotography
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
Learn 影子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 89: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.