英 - yīng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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英

yīng

Definition

hero
brave
outstanding
excellent
(literary) flower
blossom

Character Decomposition

Compounds (8)

(crystal); lustrous

river in Shandong Province (old)

煐

yīng

(used in names); British thermal unit (BTU)

sleet; snowflakes

music of legendary emperor Gu

color of the moon

(complimentary name for a woman)

鍈

yīng

(onom.) ring; tinkle

Related words (42)

acre

handsome

heroic; gallant; valiant

英名

yīng míng

illustrious name; legendary reputation

英寸

yīng cùn

inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)

英尺

yīng chǐ

foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m)

英年

yīng nián

the prime of one's life; youthful years

wise; brilliant

soldierly; martial (appearance)

heroic spirit

spirit of a martyr; spirit of the brave departed; person of remarkable talent

英石

yīng shí

ornamental limestone made in Yingde, Guangdong

hero

english book

heroic

to heroically sacrifice one's life

英姿颯爽

yīng zī sà shuǎng

(of a person) valiant and formidable-looking; to carry oneself tall

英文報紙

yīngwén bàozhǐ

English newspaper; English language newspaper

English magazine

wise and resolute

heroes

yīng xióng wú yòng wǔ zhī dì

a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents

雲英

yún yīng

muscovite, mica (used in TCM); Muscovitum

quartz

cream; elite; essence; quintessence

群英

qún yīng

assemblage of talented individuals; ensemble of heroes

elite

dioxin; also written 二惡英|二恶英

antihero

heroin (narcotic) (loanword)

quartz vein

quartz clock

amethyst

distinguished gathering; a meeting of heroes

蒲公英

pú gōng yīng

dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)

鋯英砂

gào yīng shā

zircon sand (zirconium ore)

孤膽英雄

gū dǎn yīng xióng

solitary hero; maverick

平方英尺

píng fāng yīng chǐ

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

unnamed hero

national hero

Chinese English dictionary

石英鹵素燈

shí yīng lǔ sù dēng

quartz halogen lamp

Idioms (6)

英年早逝

yīng nián zǎo shì

to die an untimely death (idiom); to be cut off in one's prime

英雄所見略同

yīng xióng suǒ jiàn lüè tóng

(lit.) heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

英雄難過美人關

yīng xióng nán guò měi rén guān

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

含英咀華

hán yīng jǔ huá

to savor fine writing (idiom)

天妒英才

tiān dù yīng cái

heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with; those whom the Gods love die young

獨膽英雄

dú dǎn yīng xióng

bold and courageous hero (idiom)

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