影響

Various senses stemmed from two literal meanings:

• “Shadow and echo” (that closely follow a body or sound) > “to follow or respond swiftly” > “to imitate; to approximate”; “effect; influence”; “to affect; etc.;
• “Shadow and sound” (from the presence of a person or animal) > “trace; trail” > “news; tidings; information”; “impression; outline”; “faint; vague” > “baseless”.

影響

1. (figuratively) to have an effect on; to influence; to affect; to disturb

   離異家庭到底還是會影響到孩子。 [MSC, trad.]
   离异家庭到底还是会影响到孩子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Líyì jiātíng dàodǐ háishì huì yǐngxiǎng dào háizi. [Pinyin]

   Children from divorced families will be affected in the end.

   房客如果製造噪音而影響安寧，怎麼辦？ [MSC, trad.]
   房客如果制造噪音而影响安宁，怎么办？ [MSC, simp.]

   Fángkè rúguǒ zhìzào zàoyīn ér yǐngxiǎng ānníng, zěnmebàn? [Pinyin]

   What do you do if tenants create noise and affect the (area’s) tranquility?

2. (literary, figuratively) to respond or follow swiftly
3. (literary, figuratively) to coordinate (with each other); to collaborate; to echo
4. (literary, figuratively) to approximate; to be similar to
5. (literary, figuratively) to imitate; to emulate

• (to have an effect on): 波及 (bōjí), (literary) 濫觴／滥觞 (lànshāng), 作用 (zuòyòng)

影響

1. (figuratively) influence; effect; disturbance (Classifier: 股 m)

   巨大影響／巨大影响  ―  jùdà yǐngxiǎng  ―  tremendous influence

   擴大影響／扩大影响  ―  kuòdà yǐngxiǎng  ―  to extend influence

   施加影響／施加影响  ―  shījiā yǐngxiǎng  ―  to exercise influence

   影響空前／影响空前  ―  yǐngxiǎng kōngqián  ―  unprecedented effect

   深受……的影響／深受……的影响  ―  shēnshòu...... de yǐngxiǎng  ―  to be heavily influenced by...; to be deeply affected by...

   他在年輕人中間很有影響。 [MSC, trad.]
   他在年轻人中间很有影响。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā zài niánqīngrén zhōngjiān hěn yǒu yǐngxiǎng. [Pinyin]

   He is very influential among young people.

2. (literary, literally) shadow and echo
3. (literary, literally) shadow and sound

   • 人生處一世，去若朝露晞。
     年在桑榆間，影響不能追。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     人生处一世，去若朝露晞。
     年在桑榆间，影响不能追。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 223, 曹植,《贈白馬王彪 (其五)》

     Rénshēng chǔ yīshì, qù ruò zhāolù xī.
     Nián zài sāngyú jiān, yǐngxiǎng bùnéng zhuī. [Pinyin]

     A man's sojourn on earth so swiftly flies,
     Like morning dew that shrinks and dries.
     My life is drawing to its close unstrained,
     Like shades and sounds that cannot be detained.
     (Translated by Wang Rongpei)

4. (literary, figuratively) trace; trail
5. (literary, figuratively) news; tidings; information
6. (literary, figuratively) impression; outline; rough idea

• (effect): 關係／关系 (guānxì), 作用 (zuòyòng)

影響

1. (literary, figuratively) faint; vague; indistinct; unclear
2. (literary, figuratively) baseless; unfounded; unsubstantiated

• (Tokyo) えーきょー [èékyóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [e̞ːkʲo̞ː]

影(えい)響(きょう) • (eikyō) 

1. influence, effect
   • 1937, 甲賀三郎, ドイルを宗とす:

     多少(たしょう)の影響(えいきょう)を受(う)けているかも知(し)れぬ。

     Tashō no eikyō o ukete iru kamoshirenu.

     It may perchance be influenced to some degree.

• 影響力(えいきょうりょく) (eikyōryoku)

影(えい)響(きょう)する • (eikyō suru) intransitive suru (stem 影(えい)響(きょう)し (eikyō shi), past 影(えい)響(きょう)した (eikyō shita))

1. to influence, to have an effect upon
   • 1916, 和辻哲郎, ある思想家の手紙:

     親(おや)たちの顔(かお)に現(あら)われたこういう気持(きも)ちはすぐ子供(こども)に影響(えいきょう)しました。

     Oya-tachi no kao ni arawareta kō iu kimochi wa sugu kodomo ni eikyō shimashita.

     The feeling that showed on the parents' faces had an immediate effect on the children.

• “影響”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

影響 • (yeonghyang) (hangeul 영향)

1. hanja form^? of 영향 (“influence; effect”)

影響

1. chữ Hán form of ảnh hưởng (“influence”)

影響

1. chữ Hán form of ảnh hưởng (“to influence”)