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英

yīng

yīng · jing1 (Jyutping)

  1. United Kingdom
  2. British
  3. England
  4. English
  5. abbr. for 英國|英国[Ying1 guo2]
  6. hero
  7. outstanding
  8. excellent
  9. (literary) flower
  10. blossom

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

英

Meaning
petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English
Radical
艹
Strokes
8
Components
⿱艹央
Cangjie
TLBK
Four-corner
4453.0

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