(yīng): oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

(yīng) is a Chinese character meaning “oriole or various birds of the sylvidae family including warblers.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (grass). It ranks #3541 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: grass10 strokesFrequency #3541

Definitions

  1. oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
yè yīngnightingale
yīng gē yàn wǔthe warbler sings and the swallow dances
rì běn shù yīng(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)
yuǎn dōng shù yīng(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)
dà shù yīng(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)
dà cǎo yīng(bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus)
yì sè shù yīng(bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus)
qiáng jiǎo shù yīng(bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes)
jīn guān dì yīng(bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea)
lì tóu dì yīng(bird species of China) chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata)
rì běn liǔ yīng(bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas)
yuǎn dōng wěi yīng(bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum)
hǎi nán liǔ yīng(bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus)
bái hóu lín yīng(bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca)
jí běi liǔ yīng(bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis)
100
Total compounds
4
As first character
96
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 100 compound words: 4 as the first character, 96 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

yīnggēyànwǔHSK 7+

lively scenery of spring; scene of prosperity

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

老师教我们字的发音和笔顺。

lǎo shī jiào wǒ men yīng zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .

The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "莺."

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Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 莺 (yīng) mean in Chinese?
莺 (yīng) primarily means "oriole or various birds of the sylvidae family including warblers." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3541 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 莺 have?
莺 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 莺?
The radical associated with 莺 is 艹 (grass). This radical appears in many characters related to grass.
What are common words containing 莺?
Common words with 莺 include: 夜莺 (yè yīng, "nightingale"); 莺歌燕舞 (yīng gē yàn wǔ, "the warbler sings and the swallow dances"); 日本树莺 (rì běn shù yīng, "(bird species of China) Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone)"); 远东树莺 (yuǎn dōng shù yīng, "(bird species of China) Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)"); 大树莺 (dà shù yīng, "(bird species of China) chestnut-crowned bush warbler (Cettia major)"). There are over 100 compound words containing this character.
Is 莺 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 莺 and the traditional form is 鶯.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.