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).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “influence”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 影响力 (影響力) | yǐng xiǎng lì | influence; impact |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | left and right; nearby |
| 势力 (勢力) | shì li | power; influence |
| 感染 | gǎn rǎn | to infect; infection; (fig.) to influence |
| 话语权 (話語權) | huà yǔ quán | ability to have one's say and be listened to; influence; clout |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 影响.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电影 (電影) | diàn yǐng | movie; film; measure word: 部 (bù) |
| 影片 | yǐng piàn | a copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie |
| 摄影 (攝影) | shè yǐng | to take a photograph; photography |
| 影响力 (影響力) | yǐng xiǎng lì | influence; impact |
| 影像 | yǐng xiàng | image |
| 响应 (響應) | xiǎng yìng | to respond to; answer |
| 反响 (反響) | fǎn xiǎng | repercussions; reaction |
| 音响 (音響) | yīn xiǎng | sound; 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.