影像 yǐngxiàng image
How to remember 影像: 影 shadows + 像 alike = image.
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How it is used
- An image or footage, especially captured/recorded visuals - 医学影像 (yīxué yǐngxiàng) medical imaging; 监控影像 (jiānkòng yǐngxiàng) surveillance footage.
- Leans technical: video/recorded/scanned images, more than a static picture (图片 túpiàn) or a mental image (形象 xíngxiàng).
- Common in tech, medicine, and film contexts.