英秀

Yīngxiù

proper noun #32,256

Meanings

1 Yingxiu / Young-soo (given name)
2 Yingxiu Town in Wenchuan, Sichuan (epicenter of the 2008 earthquake)

Characters

outstanding; hero; England

elegant; excellent; to show

Examples

HSK 2

我朋友的中文名叫英秀。

Wǒ péngyǒu de zhōngwén míng jiào Yīngxiù.

My friend's Chinese name is Yingxiu.

HSK 7-9

英秀镇是2008年汶川大地震的震中。

Yīngxiù zhèn shì 2008 nián Wènchuān dà dìzhèn de zhènzhōng.

Yingxiu Town was the epicenter of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.

Tips

culture

Yingxiu (映秀镇 / 英秀, Sichuan) was the epicenter of the 12 May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake - the town was largely destroyed and later rebuilt as a memorial site. Note: the official name is usually written 映秀; 英秀 also appears as a personal name and as a Chinese rendering of Korean Young-soo (영수).

memory

英 (outstanding/hero) + 秀 (elegant/excellent) - both characters are favorable, making 英秀 a flattering given name.

Stroke Order

英 yīng

秀 xiù