yīng
noun #20,484

Meanings

  1. 1 cherry (tree or blossom)
  2. 2 cherry blossom

Examples

Chūntiān dào le, yīnghuā kāi mǎn zhītóu.
Spring has arrived and cherry blossoms bloom all over the branches.
Tā de míngzì lǐ yǒu yīgè 'yīng' zì, yùyì měilì.
Her name contains the character for cherry blossom, symbolizing beauty.

Tips

usage
alone is a literary/poetic shorthand for 樱花 (cherry blossom) or 樱桃 (cherry). It is also used as a feminine given name in both Chinese and Japanese (as さくら or おう). The full compound 樱花 (yīnghuā) is the common word for cherry blossom.

Stroke Order

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