摄

(bound form) to take in; to absorb; to assimilate; to capture (video or still images); (literary) to conserve (one's health); (literary) to act for

13 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,472 U+6444

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

扌 (semantic, “hand”) + 聂 (phonetic, niè)

components: 扌聂

take a photo · Heisig RSH #1973

fingers + 耳 ear + 双 pair

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 聂

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 聂 (niè) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
聂 sound component	niè	to whisper; surname
慑	shè	afraid, scared; to frighten, to intimidate
嗫	niè	to move the lips as if speaking; hesitation
颞	niè	the temporal bone
镊	niè	tweezers, forceps, pliers; to nip, to pluck
滠	shè	a river in Hubei province

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中子射线摄影	zhōng zǐ shè xiàn shè yǐng	neutron radiography
正电子照射断层摄影	zhèng diàn zǐ zhào shè duàn céng shè yǐng	positrion emission tomography (PET)
报道摄影师	bào dào shè yǐng shī	photojournalist
定时摄影	dìng shí shè yǐng	time-lapse photography
立体摄像机	lì tǐ shè xiàng jī	stereoscopic camera; 3D camera
血管摄影	xuè guǎn shè yǐng	angiography
摄影记者	shè yǐng jì zhě	photojournalist
摄入量	shè rù liàng	intake (quantity)
摄影家	shè yǐng jiā	photographer
摄影机	shè yǐng jī	(old) camera; movie camera; cine camera
前置摄像头	qián zhì shè xiàng tóu	front-facing camera
摄政王	shè zhèng wáng	regent
针孔摄影机	zhēn kǒng shè yǐng jī	(Tw) miniature, concealable camera with a pinhole-sized lens; pinhole camera
断层摄影	duàn céng shè yǐng	computed tomography
计算摄影	jì suàn shè yǐng	computational photography
乳房摄影	rǔ fáng shè yǐng	mammography
微速摄影	wēi sù shè yǐng	time-lapse photography
摄影师	shè yǐng shī	photographer; cinematographer; cameraman
针孔摄像头	zhēn kǒng shè xiàng tóu	miniature hidden camera; spy camera
缩时摄影	suō shí shè yǐng	time-lapse photography