Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

infant; baby

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ying” becomes a different word in each tone. 婴 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 婴儿yīng érinfant; baby; lead (Pb)
  • 女婴nǚ yīngfemale baby
  • 婴孩yīng háiinfant
  • 杀婴shā yīnginfanticide
  • 男婴nán yīngmale baby

Example Sentence

妈妈轻轻地抱着熟睡的婴儿。Mā ma qīng qīng de bào zhe shú shuì de yīng ér.Mom gently holds the sleeping baby.

妈妈Mā mamama轻轻qīng qīnglightlyde(adverb marker)bàoto holdzhe(ongoing action)熟睡shú shuìasleepdeof婴儿yīng érinfant