英

英
yīng = y + (e)ng1
United Kingdom / British / England / English / abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]
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英
yīng = y + (e)ng1
hero / outstanding / excellent / (literary) flower / blossom
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How to pronounce 英

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ (e)ng1 final

In front of the engine.

By Matthias • updated 6 months ago

英 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
艹
cǎo = c + ao3
grass radical 草字頭兒|草字头儿[cao3 zi4 tou2 r5]
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央
yāng = y + ang1
center / end / to beg / to plead
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Characters with 英 as component

old variant of 映[ying4]
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瑛
yīng = y + (e)ng1
(crystal) / lustrous
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煐
yīng = y + (e)ng1
(used in names) / British thermal unit (BTU)
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Words with 英

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hero / CL:個|个[ge4]
United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2] / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland / abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km)

Sentences with 英

英 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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英
yīng

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