yīng
flower
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 央 represents the sound.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 英
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom 聯合王國|联合王国[Liánhéwángguó] | ||
hero | ||
English (language) | ||
hero | ||
mile (unit of length equal to 1.609 km) |
Component uses
Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)
Sources