萦 (yíng): to wind around

Meanings

1 to wind around
2 to coil; to linger (in the mind)

Characters

萦

yíng

to wind around; to linger

Examples

HSK 7-9

那段旋律久久萦绕在她心头。

Nà duàn xuánlǜ jiǔjiǔ yíngrào zài tā xīntóu.

That melody lingered in her mind for a long time.

HSK 7-9

云雾萦绕在山腰。

Yúnwù yíngrào zài shānyāo.

Mist curled around the mountainside.

Tips

usage

Common in 萦绕 (to coil around, to linger). Literally it describes mist or vines winding around something; figuratively a thought or memory that won't leave the mind.

Components

radical

糸 mì

silk thread

Bottom 糸 (fine silk), the indexing radical. A thread coiling and winding gives the core image, placing 萦 with 绕 (to wind) and 缠 (to entangle).

phonetic

荧 yíng

glimmer; phonetic

Top portion is a reduced 荧 (glimmer), supplying the sound exactly (yíng = yíng). The same phonetic series anchors 莹 (lustrous) and 萤 (firefly).

Stroke Order

萦 yíng

Related Words

萦绕 yíngrào #13,560

to linger on; to hover / to encircle; to wind around

魂牵梦萦 húnqiān-mèngyíng #37,321

to miss intensely / to yearn for day and night / to be haunted by longing

缠 chán HSK 7-9 #3,144

to wind around / to wrap / to tangle / to pester

顾 gù HSK 6 #5,745

to look after; to care for / to attend to; to take into account / to look around; to turn around

鬼混 guǐhùn #6,177

to fool around / to mess around / to lead a dissolute life

簇拥 cùyōng HSK 7-9 #39,104

to crowd around / to cluster around / to swarm around

胡闹 húnào HSK 7-9 #7,106

to fool around / to mess around / to act recklessly

闹着玩 nàozhewán #7,839

to fool around; to joke around / to do something just for fun; not seriously

逛逛 guàngguang #7,842

to stroll around; to take a walk / to browse; to have a look around

不要紧 bùyàojǐn HSK 4 #4,987

it doesn't matter / never mind / it's not serious