婴
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yīng · baby, infant

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11Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

女Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 婴

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yīngWords pronounced yīng
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Example sentences

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Tā zhèng shuìzháo, xiàng gè yīng ér yí yàng.他正睡着,像个婴儿一样。

He's sleeping like a baby.

Source: Tatoeba #1772671 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège nǚ rén shēng le yí gè nǚ yīng.这个女人生了一个女婴。

The woman gave birth to a baby girl.

Source: Tatoeba #2254370 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men bú zài de shí hòu, xū yào yǒu rén zhào kàn yīng ér.我们不在的时候,需要有人照看婴儿。

We need someone to keep an eye on our baby while we are away.

Source: Tatoeba #358160 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhège yīng ér zhí dào chī bǎo le cái tíng xià bù kū.这个婴儿直到吃饱了才停下不哭。

It was not until the baby was fed that he stopped crying.

Source: Tatoeba #1516242 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men de yīng ér chū shēng dé jiàn kāng.我们的婴儿出生得健康。

Our baby was born healthy.

Source: Tatoeba #1567595 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǔ qīn ān fǔ zhe tā zài kū de yīng ér母亲安抚着她在哭的婴儿

The mother was quieting her crying baby.

Source: Tatoeba #1182842 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 婴 in context

  1. Say yīng, then recall the core meaning: baby, infant.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 婴儿 (yīng ér), meaning “infant”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 婴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.