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颖
穎
yǐng
1. head of grain
2. husk
3. tip
4. point
5. clever
6. gifted
7. outstanding
Common • Top 11%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

颖
yǐng
rice tassel; sharp; clever
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (11)

颖异
yǐngyì
highly intelligent
聪颖
cōngyǐng
smart
王颖
WángYǐng
Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
新颖
xīnyǐng
lit. new bud
HSK 6
颖悟
yǐngwù
intelligent
颖果
yǐngguǒ
grain
关颖珊
GuānYǐngshān
Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
颖上县
Yǐngshàngxiàn
Yingshang county in Anhui
孔颖达
KǒngYǐngdá
Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar
邓颖超
DèngYǐngchāo
Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai [[周恩來|周恩来]]
脱颖而出
tuōyǐngérchū
to reveal one's talent (idiom)

Alternate Entries

颖
Yǐng
surname Ying

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,513
Word Frequency Rank
9,165 of 84,292

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