电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) · cinema
电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) means “cinema”. It is written with 3 characters: 电 (electricity) + 影 (shadow) + 院 (courtyard). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 电影院 is built
The characters
电 diàn · electricity
What 电 is made of
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
院 yuàn · courtyard
What 院 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 完wán — finish
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 元yuán — yuan
- 二 — two strokes
- 儿ér — child
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 阝 gives the meaning, 完 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 电影院
What does 电影院 mean?
电影院 (diànyǐngyuàn) means “cinema”.
How do you pronounce 电影院?
电影院 is pronounced diànyǐngyuàn.
Which HSK level is 电影院?
电影院 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 电影diànyǐngfilm
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 电台diàntáiradio station
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 39: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.