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title: "Heying Meaning: 合影 (héyǐng) Means “group photo”"
description: "合影 (héyǐng) means “group photo; to take a group photo”. Hear its tones, see what 合 and 影 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/heying"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 合影 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

合影 héyǐng

## group photo; to take a group photo

## Its characters

1. 合 hé to close
2. 影 yǐng shadow

## In a sentence

这是我们全班的合影。 This is a group photo of our whole class.

[More about 合影](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%90%88%E5%BD%B1)

## More words with 合 or 影

- [百合 bǎihé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baihe)
- [背影 bèiyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beiying)
- [场合 chǎnghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changhe)
- [重合 chónghé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chonghe)
- [电影 diànyǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianying)
- [电影院 diànyǐngyuàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianyingyuan)
- [符合 fúhé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fuhe)
- [合并 hébìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hebing)
- [合唱 héchàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hechang)
- [合成 héchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hecheng)

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