Chinese word dictionary

摄像头

shèxiàngtóu · webcam; surveillance camera

Practice word

Word information

Simplified摄像头

Traditional攝像頭

Pinyinshèxiàngtóu

Part of speech名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

摄shè

to absorb, to take in; to photograph; to act on behalf of

像xiàng

picture, image, figure; to resemble

头tóu

head; chief, boss; first, top

How to learn 摄像头

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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头tóu

head; hair style; the top; end; beginning or end; a stub; remnant; chief; boss; side; aspect; first; leading; classifier for pigs or livestock; CL:個|个[ge4]

好像hǎoxiàng

as if; to seem like

头发tóufa

hair (on the head)

像xiàng

to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.)

点头diǎntóu

to nod

馒头mántou

steamed bun