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缨

纓
yīng
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
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.
HSK 7-9
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