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Chinese symbol for “influence”

影响
yǐng xiǎng
Traditional: 影響
influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for influence is 影响 (yǐng xiǎng), defined as: influence; effect; to influence; to affect (usually adversely); to disturb; measure word: 股 (gǔ).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

影 yǐng
shadow; image, reflection; photograph
radical 59 ⼺ · 15 strokes
响 xiǎng
to make noise, to make sound; sound
radical 30 ⼝ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “influence”

WordPinyinMeaning
影响力 (影響力)yǐng xiǎng lìinfluence; impact
左右zuǒ yòuleft and right; nearby
势力 (勢力)shì lipower; influence
感染gǎn rǎnto infect; infection; (fig.) to influence
话语权 (話語權)huà yǔ quánability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout

Related words

Other words that share a character with 影响.

WordPinyinMeaning
电影 (電影)diàn yǐngmovie; film; measure word: 部 (bù)
影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie
摄影 (攝影)shè yǐngto take a photograph; photography
影响力 (影響力)yǐng xiǎng lìinfluence; impact
影像yǐng xiàngimage
响应 (響應)xiǎng yìngto respond to; answer
反响 (反響)fǎn xiǎngrepercussions; reaction
音响 (音響)yīn xiǎngsound; acoustics; audio; hi-fi system; stereo sound system (abbr. for 组合音响 (zǔ hé yīn xiǎng))

See also: Japanese symbol for “influence”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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