永 - yǒng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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永

yǒng

Definition

forever
always
perpetual

Character Decomposition

Compounds (4)

脉

mài

arteries and veins; vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

to sing

swimming; to swim

see 脉脉

Related words (32)

never; will never

eternal; forever

everlasting; perpetual; lasting; forever; permanent

永别

yǒng bié

to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death)

永存

yǒng cún

everlasting; to endure forever

永恒

yǒng héng

eternal; everlasting; (fig.) to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)

永生

yǒng shēng

to live forever; eternal life; all one's life

永眠

yǒng mián

eternal rest (i.e. death)

forever

permanent magnetism

sustainable; perpetual

永诀

yǒng jué

to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death)

forever; eternal

gone forever; to die

permanent

permafrost

a perpetual motion machine

funeral

permafrost

lasting peace; enduring peace

永久居民

yǒng jiǔ jū mín

permanent resident; person with the right to live in a country or territory

a permanent magnet

eternal glory; will never be forgotten

永志不忘

yǒng zhì bù wàng

never to be forgotten

永无止境

yǒng wú zhǐ jìng

without end; never-ending

for ever and ever

meaningful; thought-provoking; significant

一劳永逸

yī láo yǒng yì

to get sth done once and for all

to die

fine, lasting flavor (of literature)

青春永驻

qīng chūn yǒng zhù

to stay young forever

太阳永不落

tài yáng yǒng bù luò

(on which) the sun never sets

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