镜头
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 6
镜头 (jìngtóu) · camera lens
镜头 (jìngtóu) means “camera lens; shot; scene”. It is written with 2 characters: 镜 (mirror) + 头 (head). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 镜头 is built
The characters
镜 jìng · mirror
What 镜 is made of
- 钅jīn — metal
- 竟jìng — finally
- 音yīn — sound
- 立lì — to stand
- 日rì — sun; day
- 儿ér — child
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 音yīn — sound
Origin hint: 钅 gives the meaning, 竟 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
头 tóu · head
What 头 is made of
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: high (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请看镜头，笑一笑。Qǐng kàn jìngtóu, xiào yī xiào.Please look at the camera and smile.
这个镜头拍得真好。Zhège jìngtóu pāi de zhēn hǎo.This shot was filmed really well.
Questions about 镜头
What does 镜头 mean?
镜头 (jìngtóu) means “camera lens; shot; scene”.
How do you pronounce 镜头?
镜头 is pronounced jìngtóu.
Which HSK level is 镜头?
镜头 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 镜子jìngzimirror
- 眼镜yǎnjìngglasses
- 点头diǎntóuto nod
- 里头lǐtouinside
- 头发tóufahair (on the head)
- 老头儿lǎotóurold man (informal)
- 木头mùtouwood
- 石头shítoustone
- 头脑tóunǎobrains
- 骨头gǔtoubone
Learn 镜头 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.