懂中文 Dong Chinese

膺

yīng

breast

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 䧹 represents the sound.

Components
⺼ meaning component

⺼  Meaning component

ròu

  

meat, flesh

⺼ is a component form of 肉.

䧹 sound component

䧹  Sound component

yīng

  

eagle

Evolution

膺 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
膺 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
膺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
膺 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

膺  

yīng

breast, chest; undertake, bear; breast; receive

Most common words with 膺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

膺

breast

义愤填膺

righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice

服膺

to bear in mind

膺选

to be elected