Meaning
(surname); English; brave
Chinese: 英勇、优秀；也指英国或英语。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ying” becomes a different word in each tone. 英 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 英勇yīng yǒngheroic; gallant; valiant
- 英雄yīng xiónghero
- 英俊yīng jùnhandsome
- 英明yīng míngwise; brilliant
- 精英jīng yīngcream; elite; essence; quintessence
Example Sentence
他英语说得很流利。Tā yīng yǔ shuō de hěn liú lì.He speaks English very fluently.
他Tāhe英语yīng yǔEnglish (language)说shuōto speak得很de hěn(after an adjective) very流利liú lìfluent。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The grass radical 艹 plus 央 (sound): originally a blossom. It means ‘a flower; outstanding, a hero, talented person; brave, heroic; short for 英国 (England/Britain)’ (英雄, 精英, 英语).
A way to remember it
From a fine flower to ‘outstanding, a hero’; also 英国 (Britain).