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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 摄像

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
摄像 shè xiàng - to videotape

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 5 10,313 6,210 6,334

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shè- (bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate
- to capture (video or still images)
- (literary) to conserve (one's health)
- (literary) to act for
xiàng- to resemble
- to be like
- to look as if
- such as
- appearance
- image
- portrait
- image under a mapping (math.)

Other Words Containing 摄像

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
摄像机 - 5 2,966 10,209 14,873
摄像头 - - 3,075 - -
摄像 - 5 10,313 6,210 6,334