瀛 (yíng): ocean
瀛 (yíng) is a Chinese character meaning “ocean.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 氵 (semantic) and 嬴 (phonetic). It ranks #5342 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 瀛 water. Its radical form 氵 (water) appears in many related characters such as 河 (hé, river), 海 (hǎi, sea), 洋 (yáng, ocean).
Definitions
- ocean
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 东瀛proper-noun | dōng yíng | (literary) East China Sea |
| 瀛台 | yíng tái | Yingtai, artificial island in Zhongnanhai 中南海, now serves as the site to host national banquets and... |
| 瀛洲proper-noun | yíng zhōu | Yingzhou, easternmost of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, home of immortals and source of elixir of immortality |
瀛 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
暴雨过后，瀛水上涨，淹没了低洼的街道。
bào yǔ guò hòu , yíng shuǐ shàng zhǎng , yān méi le dī wā de jiē dào .
After the heavy rain, the Ying River swelled and flooded the low-lying streets.
林檎越东瀛：苹果的日本之旅
lín 檎 yuè dōng yíng : píng guǒ de rì běn zhī lǚ
An Apple's Journey to Japan: An Apple's Trip to Japan
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 氵 (water) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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