Pronunciation

Characters pronounced ying.

19 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 19 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

映 yìng bright project; reflect light 硬 yìng strong hard, firm, strong; obstinate 盈 yíng fill; full, overflowing; surplus 荧 yíng bright shine, shimmer; shining, dazzling 莹 yíng elegant · bright luster of gems; bright, lustrous 萤 yíng bright glow-worm, luminous insect 营 yíng encampment, barracks; manage 蝇 yíng flies 赢 yíng win; surplus, gain, profit 迎 yíng receive, welcome, greet 婴 yīng cute baby, infant; bother 应 yīng should, ought to, must 樱 yīng cherry, cherry blossom 英 yīng natural · strong petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English 莺 yīng oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various) 鹦 yīng parrot 鹰 yīng falcon; Accipiter species (various) 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph 颖 yǐng rice tassel; sharp point; clever

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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