yíng
receive
Phonosemantic compound. 辶 represents the meaning and 卬 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
yíng
receive, welcome, greet; to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)
Most common words with 迎
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to welcome | ||
to meet | ||
to meet | ||
to meet the enemy head-on | ||
to cater to |
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