Meaning
ought; (surname); to answer; to respond
Chinese: 应该、回应；也可表示适应。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ying” becomes a different word in each tone. 应 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
- 应该yīng gāiought to; should; must
- 答应dā yingto answer; to respond; to answer positively; to agree
- 反应fǎn yìngto react; to respond; reaction; response
- 适应shì yìngto adapt; to fit; to suit
- 应当yīng dāngshould; ought to
Example Sentence
我们应该互相帮助。Wǒ men yīng gāi hù xiāng bāng zhù.We should help each other.
我们Wǒ menwe应该yīng gāishould互相hù xiāngeach other帮助bāng zhùassistance。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 應. Read yīng it means ‘ought to, should; to promise’; read yìng it means ‘to respond, answer, comply; to handle’ (应该, 应答, 适应).
A way to remember it
yīng = ought to; yìng = to respond.