Chinese symbol for “reflection”
映像
yìng xiàng
reflection; image (in a mirror)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reflection is 映像 (yìng xiàng), defined as: reflection; image (in a mirror).
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
Other Chinese words for “reflection”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 反照 | fǎn zhào | reflection |
| 影 | yǐng | picture; image |
| 反思 | fǎn sī | to think back over sth; to review |
| 影子 | yǐng zi | shadow; reflection |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 映像.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 反映 | fǎn yìng | to mirror; to reflect |
| 上映 | shàng yìng | to screen; to show (a movie) |
| 放映 | fàng yìng | to project (an image onto a screen); to show (a movie, slide etc) |
| 首映 | shǒu yìng | to premiere (a movie or TV show); premiere (of a movie) |
| 播映 | bō yìng | to broadcast a film; to televise |
| 映射 | yìng shè | to shine on; (math., linguistics etc) mapping |
| 好像 | hǎo xiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 图像 (圖像) | tú xiàng | image; picture; graphic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reflection”.
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.