莺 (yīng): oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
莺 (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 艹 (grass). It ranks #3541 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 大草莺 | dà cǎo yīng | (bird species of China) Chinese grassbird (Graminicola striatus) |
| 异色树莺 | yì sè shù yīng | (bird species of China) aberrant bush warbler (Horornis flavolivaceus) |
| 强脚树莺 | qiáng jiǎo shù yīng | (bird species of China) brown-flanked bush warbler (Horornis fortipes) |
| 金冠地莺 | jīn guān dì yīng | (bird species of China) slaty-bellied tesia (Tesia olivea) |
| 栗头地莺 | lì tóu dì yīng | (bird species of China) chestnut-headed tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) |
| 日本柳莺 | rì běn liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) Japanese leaf warbler (Phylloscopus xanthodryas) |
| 远东苇莺 | yuǎn dōng wěi yīng | (bird species of China) Manchurian reed warbler (Acrocephalus tangorum) |
| 海南柳莺 | hǎi nán liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) Hainan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus hainanus) |
| 白喉林莺 | bái hóu lín yīng | (bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) |
| 极北柳莺 | jí běi liǔ yīng | (bird species of China) Arctic warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) |
莺 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)
Example Sentences
老师教我们莺字的发音和笔顺。
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."
台中公园流莺专题3-3》建设局强化台中公园监视器、周...
tái zhōng gōng yuán liú yīng zhuān tí 3 3 jiàn shè jú qiáng huà tái zhōng gōng yuán jiān shì qì , zhōu . . .
新北土树三莺议员少1席掀激战 绿参选爆炸、蓝白合生变
xīn běi tǔ shù sān yīng yì yuán shǎo 1 xí xiān jī zhàn lǜ cān xuǎn bào zhà , lán bái gě shēng biàn
苏巧慧今推第六支政绩影片 催生莺歌车站电扶梯
sū qiǎo huì jīn tuī dì liù zhī zhèng jì yǐng piàn cuī shēng yīng gē chē zhàn diàn fú tī
噪音扰人 三莺线增隔音墙 学校纳入优先
zào yīn rǎo rén sān yīng xiàn zēng gé yīn qiáng xué jiào nà rù yōu xiān
Character Family
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