懂中文 Dong Chinese

营

yíng

camp

Simplified form of 營. Phonosemantic compound. 宮 represents the meaning and 荧 represents the sound.

Components
荧 sound,remnant component

荧  Sound Remnant component

yíng

  

glimmer

宮 meaning component

宮  Meaning component

gōng

  

palace

Evolution

营 Bronze script Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze script

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
营 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
营 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
营 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
营 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

营 (營) 

yíng

encampment, barracks; manage; camp; barracks; battalion; to build; to operate; to manage; to strive for

Most common words with 营
Freq.
Word
Meaning

经营

to run

营

camp

营地

camp

营养

nutrition

运营

to be in operation