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English translations
hero, outstanding, outstanding person
Chinese character and stroke order animation"How do I write 英 ( yīng ) correctly?"
The strokes that all Chinese characters are composed of are to be written in a certain order which has originally been defined by Chinese calligraphy. Writing all characters according to the same rules assures that their intended shape and style are generally preserved even if written by different writers. This dictionary shows you the correct stroke order as an animation for all characters so you can learn and understand how to write the character correctly. :
The traditional Chinese characters of yīng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
英 is composed of 11 strokes and therefore is of average complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
brave | hero
英 ( ying / yīng ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 380)
Chinese example words containing the character 英 ( ying / yīng )
人民英雄纪念碑 ( Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi = Monument to the People's Heroes ),英格 ( Yīnggē = Inge ),英国 ( Yīngguó = Britain ),英文 ( Yīngwén = English (language) ),
Other characters that are pronounced yīng in Chinese