缨

纓

yīng

noun

Meanings

1 tassel
2 ribbon
3 tassel-shaped thing (e.g. radish tops)

Characters

缨

yīng

tassel

Examples

枪尖上挂着一条红缨。

Qiāng jiān shàng guà zhe yìtiáo hóng yīng.

A red tassel hung from the tip of the spear.

萝卜缨别扔，可以吃。

Luóbo yīng bié rēng, kěyǐ chī.

Don't throw away the radish tops; they can be eaten.

Tips

memory

Picture the silk radical 纟 as the threads of a hanging tassel, with 婴 (baby) on the right just lending the sound. A tassel dangles like a little bundle of strings.

Components

radical

纟 sī

silk; thread

The left-side silk radical, the compressed form of 糸. A tassel is made of bundled threads, so this radical pins down the meaning of 缨.

phonetic

婴 yīng

baby; infant

Pure sound: standalone 婴 is also yīng. It carries no baby-related meaning into 缨, only the reading, and groups it with 璎 and 樱.

Stroke Order

缨 yīng

缨