(yīng)

hero; brave; England/English (abbr.)

How 英 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
— grass
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

Components

Common words using 英

英語 yīngyǔ
English (language)
英雄 yīngxióng
hero; CL:個|个[ge4]
精英 jīngyīng
cream; elite; essence
英俊 yīngjùn
handsome
英勇 yīngyǒng
bravery; gallant; valiant
英國 yīngguó
United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Lian2 he2 wang2 guo2]; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; abbr. for England 英格蘭|英格兰[Ying1 ge2 lan2]
英國人 yīngguórén
British person; British people
英寸 yīngcùn
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 cm.)
英文 yīngwén
English (language)
英明 yīngmíng
wise; brilliant
英超 yīngchāo
Premier League; England Premier Soccer League
英鎊 yīngbàng
pound sterling

英 in a sentence

你會說英文嗎?

Nǐ huì shuō Yīngwén ma?

“Can you speak English?”

How common is 英?

英 is the 371st most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 69.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 英

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