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The Chinese word yong - 泳 - yŏng
(to swim in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

yŏng

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English translation

to swim

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Chinese characters  ( yong / yŏng ) with pronunciation (English translation: to swim )
The traditional Chinese characters of yŏng are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Character complexity
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is composed of 8 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

water  |  swimming
 
Chinese example words containing the character 泳 ( yong / yŏng )
游泳 ( yóuyŏng = to swim ), 游泳镜 ( yóuyŏngjìng = swimming goggles ), 泳衣 ( yŏngyī = swimsuit ), 游泳池 ( yŏuyŏngchí = swimming pool )
Other characters that are pronounced yŏng in Chinese
More words that mean to swim in Chinese
yóu ( 游 ), yóuyŏng ( 游泳 )

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