应 yìng to answer; to respond; to comply with

Made up of [广 guǎng vast; wide radical 53]
Alternative traditional form of character: 應
Made with 7 strokes.
Modern form is much simplified from 'person', 'small bird' and 'emotion'. Has differing meanings in speech - first tone is a promise, an obligation while in fourth tone it is a response.

Related characters


Also uses 广 guǎng component: 床 chuáng (bed) 店 diàn (shop) ; 度 dù (to pass) ; 庆 qìng (celebrate) ; 唐 táng (Tang) ; 座 zuò (seat)

Sounds same

硬 yìng (hard)

Different tone

英 yīng (flower) ; 迎 yíng (welcome) ; 影 yǐng (picture)

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Pronunciation

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Proverbs

得心应手 dé xīn yìng shǒu Things moving smoothly and naturally. Heart and mind working together with hands to achieve a task.