摄录 (shè lù) — to film, to record (video)

Definition

Compound verb meaning 'to film and record' (video), emphasizing both the shooting and the capturing of footage. Common in technical and professional contexts like broadcast, surveillance, and event documentation.

verb
to filmto record (video)

Examples

  • 摄录。
    Tā yòng shè xiàng jī shè lù le zhěng gè hūn lǐ.
    He filmed the entire wedding with a video camera.
  • 摄录。
    Zhè duàn shì pín shì zuó tiān shè lù de.
    This video was recorded yesterday.
  • 摄录。
    Tā fù zé shè lù hé jiǎn jí gōng zuò.
    He is responsible for filming and editing work.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

摄shècapture
录lùrecord

摄 'capture' and 录 'record' combine for filming and recording.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攝; 摄 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
聶
聶niè攝shè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 攝 combines 扌 (hand) with 聶 as a sound part; the simplified 摄 is a later shorthand.

Open 摄 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 錄; 录 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
彔
彔lù錄lù
Same sound today

The traditional form 錄 combines 金 (metal) with 彔, which gives the sound; the simplified 录 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.

Open 录 →

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