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英
Yīng
1. LessonWorded Kingdom
2. British
3. England
4. English
5. abbr. for [[英國|英国<Yīngguó>]]
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 9 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

英
yīng
petal, flower, leaf; brave, heroic; English
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

中英
ZhōngYīng
Sino-British
反英
fǎnYīng
anti-English
大英
Dàyīng
Daying county in Suining [[遂寧|遂宁<Suìníng>]], Sichuan
汉英
HànYīng
Chinese-English
王英
WángYīng
Wang Ying (character in the "Water Margin")
石英
shíyīng
quartz
秀英
Xiùyīng
Xiuying district of Haikou city [[海口市<Hǎikǒushì>]], Hainan
精英
jīngyīng
cream
美英
MěiYīng
US and UK
群英
qúnyīng
assemblage of talented individuals
英俊
yīngjùn
handsome
HSK 5
英两
Yīngliǎng
British imperial ounce (old)
英勇
yīngyǒng
bravery
HSK 6
英名
yīngmíng
illustrious name
英吨
Yīngdūn
tonne
英国
Yīngguó
LessonWorded Kingdom [[聯合王國|联合王国<Liánhéwángguó>]]
英宗
Yīngzōng
Yingzong, Temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong [[正統|正统<Zhèngtǒng>]]
英寸
yīngcùn
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
英寻
Yīngxún
fathom (1.83 meters)
英尺
yīngchǐ
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

Alternate Entries

英
yīng
brave

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
370
Word Frequency Rank
509 of 84,292

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