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硬
yìng
1. hard
2. stiff
3. strong
4. firm
5. resolutely
6. doggedly
7. good (quality)
8. able (person)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

硬
yìng
firm, hard, strong; obstinate
HSK 5 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

僵硬
jiāngyìng
stiff
HSK 6
冰硬
bīngyìng
frozen solid
冻硬
dòngyìng
to freeze solid
嘴硬
zuǐyìng
reluctant to admit a mistake
坚硬
jiānyìng
hard
HSK 6
强硬
qiángyìng
tough
心硬
xīnyìng
hardhearted
服硬
fúyìng
to yield to force
死硬
sǐyìng
stiff
浆硬
jiāngyìng
to starch
煮硬
zhǔyìng
to hard-boil (eggs)
烧硬
shāoyìng
to fire (pottery)
生硬
shēngyìng
stiff
硬件
yìngjiàn
hardware
HSK 5
硬来
yìnglái
to use force
硬化
yìnghuà
to harden
硬实
yìngshí
sturdy
硬席
yìngxí
hard seat (on trains)
硬币
yìngbì
coin
硬干
yìnggàn
by brute strength

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
1,169
Word Frequency Rank
1,805 of 84,292

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