英 (yīng): hero, England
英 (yīng) is a Chinese character meaning “hero, england.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 央 (phonetic). It ranks #371 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 英 flower. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- hero, England
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 英
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英国proper-noun | yīng guó | United Kingdom (UK) |
| 英里noun | yīng lǐ | mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) |
| 英尺noun | yīng chǐ | foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m) |
| 英语noun | yīng yǔ | English (language) |
| 英寸noun | yīng cùn | inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.) |
| 英俊adjective | yīng jùn | handsome |
| 英格兰proper-noun | yīng gé lán | England |
| 英镑noun | yīng bàng | pound sterling |
| 英文noun | yīng wén | English (language) |
| 精英noun | jīng yīng | cream |
| 英勇adjective | yīng yǒng | heroic |
| 英亩noun | yīng mǔ | acre |
| 英式adjective | yīng shì | British-style |
| 新英格兰 | xīn yīng gé lán | New England |
| 英明adjective | yīng míng | wise |
英 appears in 101 compound words: 59 as the first character, 28 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 英 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (12)
to savour the merits of a literary work; to appreciate the subtleties in a literary work by rumination
The Heaven is jealous of talents. (used to express regret to a talented person who died young)
United Kingdom; British Isles; Great Britain, etc. (inaccurate and non-specific geographical designation)
to savour the merits of a literary work; to appreciate the subtleties in a literary work by rumination
The Heaven is jealous of talents. (used to express regret to a talented person who died young)
United Kingdom; British Isles; Great Britain, etc. (inaccurate and non-specific geographical designation)
Example Sentences
他是我们公司的英雄，解决了那个难题。
Tā shì wǒmen gōngsī de yīngxióng, jiějué le nà gè nántí.
He is the hero of our company; he solved that difficult problem.
...普15%全球关税为中国送上“减税大礼”,英法日德成“最大输家”-FX168
. . . pǔ 1 5 quán qiú guān shuì wéi zhōng guó sòng shàng jiǎn shuì dà lǐ , yīng fǎ rì dé chéng zuì dà shū jiā F X 1 6 8
... The 15% global tariff has sent a "tax reduction gift" to China, and Britain, France, Japan and Germany have become the "biggest losers" - FX168
英超|北伦敦打吡阿仙奴作客4:1胜热刺 伊...
yīng chāo běi lún dūn dǎ 吡 ā xiān nú zuò kè 4 : 1 shèng rè cì yī . . .
Premier League|North London Derby Arsenal defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4:1 away...
未必是坏事!南马降级成精英标 马拉松将回归体验本质
wèi bì shì huài shì ! nán mǎ jiàng jí chéng jīng yīng biāo mǎ lā sōng jiāng huí guī tǐ yàn běn zhì
It's not necessarily a bad thing! South Malaysia is relegated to an elite marathon and will return to the essence of experience
英伟达美股盘前涨近2%
yīng wěi dá měi gǔ pán qián zhǎng jìn
NVIDIA shares rise nearly 2% in premarket trading
点亮中国红!英国地标伦敦眼披上中国春节装扮
diǎn liàng zhōng guó hóng ! yīng guó dì biāo lún dūn yǎn pī shǎng zhōng guó chūn jié zhuāng bàn
Light Up China Red! London Eye Adorns Itself in Chinese New Year Decorations
你开始学习英语了吗？
Nǐ kāishǐ xuéxí Yīngyǔ le ma?
Have you begun studying English?
是谁教她怎么说英语的？
Shì shéi jiāo tā zěnme shuō Yīngyǔ de?
Who taught her how to speak English?
这鸟你们用英语怎么称呼？
Zhè niǎo nǐmen yòng Yīngyǔ zěnme chēnghu?
What do you call this bird in English?
怎么会有人认为不懂英语就不能生存？
Zěnme huì yǒurén rènwéi bù dǒng Yīngyǔ jiù bù néng shēngcún?
Why do they say you have to learn English to survive?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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