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永 yǒng

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永 yǒng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǒng | yong3
English translation
forever
always
perpetual
long; perpetual, eternal; forever

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About 永 yǒng

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

永 yǒng

Contains the radical

水 Shuǐ

Part of speech

Place name / 地名 dì míng Dìmíng

Etymology of 永 yǒng

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Positional decomposition

⿱？水 Shuǐ

Explanation

Pictograph of a long river with a tributary.

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Example sentences using 永 yǒng

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我 wǒ 永远 yǒngyuǎn 用 yòng 爱恋 aì liàn 的 de 渴想来 lái 描画 miáo huà 你 nǐ .

I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings.

你 nǐ 要 yāo 照 zhào 这样 zhè yàng 表演 biǎoyǎn 下去 xià qù ,永远 yǒngyuǎn 不 bù 会 huì 有 yǒu 观众 guānzhòng 要你加演 jiā yǎn !

You'll never get an encore if you perform like that!

你 nǐ 永远 yǒngyuǎn 不 bù 可能 kěnéng 用 yòng 你 nǐ 的 de 舌头 shétou 舔 tiǎn 到 dào 你的手肘 shǒu zhǒu .

You never lap up your elbow with your tongue.

愿 yuàn 您 nín 永远 yǒngyuǎn 是 shì 春 chūn 的 de 使者 shǐ zhě ,将 jiāng 和煦 hé xù 的 de 阳光 yángguāng 洒满 sǎ mǎn 人间 rénjiān .

You are a spring angel bringing genial sunshine to the world.

我 wǒ 曾 Zēng 以为 yǐwéi 我 wǒ 永远 yǒngyuǎn 不 bù 能 Néng 再 zài 给 gěi 自己 zìjǐ 挠痒了 le .

I thought maybe I'd never be able to scratch myself again.

Words with 永 yǒng

Explore 24 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 永 yǒng in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
永远 yǒngyuǎn forever永遠
永 yǒng forever永 yǒng
永恒 yǒnghéng eternal永恆
永不 yǒng bù never永不 yǒng bù
永久 yǒng jiǔ everlasting永久 yǒng jiǔ
永乐 Yǒng lè Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 Zhū Dì [Zhū​Dì] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖 Míng Chéng zǔ [Míng​Chéng​zǔ]永樂
永生 yǒng shēng to live forever永生 yǒng shēng
永久性 yǒng jiǔ xìng permanent永久性 yǒng jiǔ xìng
永别 yǒng bié to part forever永別
永世 yǒng shì eternal永世 yǒng shì
一劳永逸 yī láo yǒng yì to get sth done once and for all一勞永逸
崔永元 Cuī Yǒng yuán Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter崔永元 Cuī Yǒng yuán
永安 Yǒng ān Yong'an county level city in Sanming 三明 Sān míng [Sān​míng], Fujian永安 Yǒng ān
永无止境 yǒng wú zhǐ jìng without end永無止境
永和 Yǒng hé Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市 Xīn běi shì [Xīn​běi​shì], Taiwan永和 Yǒng hé
永康 Yǒng kāng Yongkang county level city in Jinhua 金華|金华 Jīn huá [Jīn​huá], Zhejiang永康 Yǒng kāng
永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ eternal glory永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ
永嘉 Yǒng jiā reign name 307-313 of Jin Emperor Huai 晋怀帝永嘉 Yǒng jiā
周永康 Zhōu Yǒng kāng Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician周永康 Zhōu Yǒng kāng
永州 Yǒng zhōu Yongzhou prefecture level city in Hunan永州 Yǒng zhōu
隽永 juàn yǒng meaningful雋永
永泰 Yǒng tài Yongtai county in Fuzhou 福州 Fú zhōu [Fú​zhōu], Fujian永泰 Yǒng tài
永新 Yǒng xīn Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安 Jí ān , Jiangxi永新 Yǒng xīn
永春 Yǒng chūn Yongchun County in Quanzhou 泉州 Quán zhōu [Quán​zhōu], Fujian永春 Yǒng chūn

永 yǒng Decomposition & Compounds

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永 yǒng Decomposition

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永 yǒng Compounds

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  • 永 yǒng
    • 求 qiú
      • 球 qiú , 救 jiù , 裘 qiú , 逑 qiú , 俅 qiú , 毬 qiú , 盚 Qiú , 絿 qiú , 觩 qiú , 赇 qiú , 銶, 鯄, 捄, 梂, 殏, 浗, 皳, 脙, 莍, 蛷, 賕
    • 羕 yàng
    • 泳 yǒng , 脉 mài , 咏 yǒng , 昶 chǎng , 怺, 昹, 栐, 眿, 詠 yǒng
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