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yǐng

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yǐng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐng | ying3
English translation
rice tassel; sharp; clever

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About yǐng

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

yǐng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

rice

Etymology of yǐng

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰⿱匕禾頁

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

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Words with yǐng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to rise above others脫穎而出
新颖 xīnyǐng lit. new bud新穎
Yǐng husk yǐng
聪颖 cōng yǐng smart聰穎
关颖珊 Guān Yǐng shān Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist關穎珊
邓颖超 Dèng Yǐng chāo Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 Zhōu Ēn lái 鄧穎超
王颖 Wáng Yǐng Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director王穎
孔颖达 Kǒng Yǐng dá Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar孔穎達
颖悟 yǐng wù bright穎悟
颖果 yǐng guǒ grain穎果
颖上县Yingshang county in Anhui穎上縣

yǐng Decomposition & Compounds

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