yìng to answer; to respond; to comply with

Made up of [广 guǎng vast; wide radical 53]
Alternative traditional form of character:
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: chuáng (bed) diàn (shop) (to pass) qìng (celebrate) táng (Tang) zuò (seat)

Sounds same

yìng (hard)

Different tone

yīng (flower) yíng (welcome) yǐng (picture)

< Previous yìng Next yǒng >

Pronunciation

Sound file kindly provided by shtooka.net under a Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike License

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.