视频
shì pín · HSK 5
video
📹 视 = view/see + 频 = frequency; a 'view-frequency' stream is video
视 means to view or see (radical 见 = see). 频 means frequency, as in repeated waves. Together: a stream of viewed frames at frequency — video. Pair with 音频 (yīn pín) = audio, same 频 root.
shì pín · HSK 4
video
📹 视 = view/see + 频 = frequency → moving views = video
视 means see/view (as in 电视 TV). 频 means frequency or repeated. A video is a rapid frequency of views — many frames shown in sequence. Compare 音频 yīnpín audio (sound + frequency).