电影 (diàn yǐng)

Character breakdown

• 电 (diàn) · 5 strokes

  Simplified form of 電, which depicts lightning (申) during a rainstorm (雨). The 雨 component was deleted for simplification.

• 影 (yǐng) · 15 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 彡 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound. The 彡 component depicts shadow lines.

Example sentences

1. 我爱电影。 — I love movies.
2. 电影很有趣。 — The movie was interesting.
3. 电影好看吗？ — Was the movie good?
4. 你看电影吗？ — Do you watch movies?
5. 我在看电影。 — I am watching a film.

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