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镜头 (jìng tóu) — camera lens; camera shot; scene (in a movie, TV, etc.)

Definition

镜头 covers both the physical camera lens (玻璃组件) and a filmed scene or shot in a movie. Don't confuse with 摄像机 (the whole camera) or 场面 (a broader scene/event).

noun
camera lenscamera shotscene (in a movie, TV, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 镜头。
    Zhè ge xiàng jī de jìng tóu hěn guì.
    This camera's lens is very expensive.
  • 镜头。
    Dǎo yǎn pāi le yí gè hěn cháng de jìng tóu.
    The director shot a very long take.
  • 镜头。
    Zhè ge jìng tóu ràng wǒ xiǎng qǐ le jiā xiāng.
    This scene reminds me of my hometown.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

镜jìnglens
头tóufront part

镜 gives the lens idea, and 头 points to the front part of a camera.

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 鏡; 镜 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
金金jīnmetal
Sound part声符shēngfú
竟
竟jìng鏡jìng
Same sound today

The traditional form 鏡 puts 金, metal, next to 竟 to give the sound. The simplified 镜 is a later shorthand.

Open 镜 →

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu頭tóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

Open 头 →
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