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yīng

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yīng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīng | ying1
English translation
cherry, cherry blossom

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About yīng

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

yīng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

tree

Etymology of yīng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木婴

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yīng

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Example sentences using yīng

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liǎng zhǒng 主要 zhǔyào de 樱桃 yīng táo 品种 pǐnzhǒng 分别 fēnbié shì tián 樱桃 yīng táo suān 樱桃 yīng táo .

The 2 major kinds of cherries are sweet and sour.

葡萄 pútao 品种 pǐnzhǒng : 梅洛 Méi luò 赤霞 zhū pǐn zhū 色泽 sè zé : 樱桃 yīng táo 红色 hóng sè .

Grape Variety: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc. Colour: Cherry red colour.

ài de 感觉 gǎnjué 樱桃 yīng táo 更甜英语 Yīng yǔ 怎么 zěnme shuì ?

The feeling of love is sweeter than a cheery.

春天 chūn tiān shí , 我们 wǒmen zài wài de 樱花树 xià 喝茶 hē chá .

In spring, we have tea with outdoors under the cherry tree.

樱桃 yīng táo de 颜色 yánsè yóu 近乎 jìn hu Hēi dào Huáng 各不相同 xiāngtóng .

Cherries vary in colour from almost black to yellow.

Words with yīng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
樱桃 yīng táo cherry櫻桃
yīng cherry yīng
樱花 yīng huā also known as sakura (Japanese) or Yoshino cherry櫻花
樱井 Yīng jǐng Sakurai (Japanese surname and place name)櫻井

yīng Decomposition & Compounds

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