映
Character learning workspace

yìng · to project

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 映

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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Step-by-step explorer

See how 映 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

9Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

日Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 映

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yìngWords pronounced yìng
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Example sentences

Notice where 映 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ de yǎn jīng shì yí piàn fǎn yìng wǒ mèng xiǎng de hǎi yáng.我的眼睛是一片反映我梦想的海洋。

My eyes are an ocean in which my dreams are reflected.

Source: Tatoeba #501589 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ zài zhěng chǎng diàn yǐng fàng yìng shí dōu zài shuì jué.湯姆在整場電影放映時都在睡覺。

Tom slept through the entire movie.

Source: Tatoeba #6109316 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wèi le fáng zhǐ dào bǎn, tā yǒu xiē diàn yǐng cóng wèi zài yǐng yuàn shàng yìng.为了防止盗版,他有些电影从未在影院上映。

To prevent them from being pirated, some of his films were never shown at the cinema.

Source: Tatoeba #1324903 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài chuāng hù shàng kàn jiàn le wǒ de yìng xiàng.我在窗户上看見了我的映像。

I saw my reflection in the window.

Source: Tatoeba #6333822 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dāng wǒ men zǒu dào zhuǎn jiǎo chù, hú jiù yìng rù le yǎn lián.当我们走到转角处,湖就映入了眼帘。

As we went around the corner, the lake came into view.

Source: Tatoeba #336919 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè guó jiā de fēng sú xí guàn fǎn yìng le tā de wén huà.一个国家的风俗习惯反映了它的文化。

The manners and customs of a country reflect its culture.

Source: Tatoeba #344419 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 映 in context

  1. Say yìng, then recall the core meaning: to project.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 反映 (fǎn yìng), meaning “to mirror”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 映 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.