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颖

yǐng
HSK 7-9

“Head of grain” in Chinese is 颖 (yǐng).

Other characters with the syllable ying: see all 15 →

Meaning

  • head of grain
  • husk
  • tip
Show 4 more meanings
  • point
  • clever
  • gifted
  • outstanding

Example

身着西装，他脱颖而出。

Wearing a suit, he stood out.

From 脱颖而出 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 颖

新颖xīnyǐnglit. new budHSK 7-9脱颖而出tuōyǐng'érchūto reveal one's talent (idiom)HSK 7-9

More HSK 7-9 characters

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