嬴 (yíng): surname Ying

Meanings

Qín Shǐhuáng xìng Yíng, míng Zhèng.

Qin Shi Huang's surname was Ying and his given name was Zheng.

Yíng xìng shì shànggǔ bā dà xìng zhī yī.

Ying is one of the eight great surnames of high antiquity.

history

嬴 is best known as the royal surname of the Qin dynasty — 嬴政 (Ying Zheng) is the personal name of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor (259-210 BC).

memory

Don't confuse with the visually similar 赢 yíng (to win) and 羸 léi (lean / weak). 嬴 keeps 女 inside the frame; 赢 has 贝 (money / shell).

嬴政 Yíng Zhèng

Ying Zheng

personal name of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor

嬴 yíng