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摄影

Traditional: 攝影

shè yǐng

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shè yǐng · sip3 jing2 (Jyutping)

  1. to take a photograph
  2. photography
  3. to shoot (a movie)

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

摄

Meaning
take in, absorb; act as deputy
Radical
扌
Strokes
13
Components
⿰扌聂
Cangjie
XQSJE
Four-corner
5104

影

Meaning
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
Radical
彡
Strokes
15
Components
⿰景彡
Cangjie
AFHHH
Four-corner
6292.2

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