英
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yīng · petal, flower, leaf

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Learn every stroke in 英

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See how 英 is constructed

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

艹Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 英

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yīngWords pronounced yīng
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Example sentences

Notice where 英 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ shì wǒ de yīng xióng.你是我的英雄。

You're my heroine.

Source: Tatoeba #3709591 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zú zú zǒu le shí yīng lǐ de lù.我足足走了十英里的路。

I walked an entire ten miles.

Source: Tatoeba #800906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ shì yīng guó rén ma? wǒ shì.你是英国人吗?我是。

Are you British? I am.

Source: Tatoeba #12854237 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì diǎn yīng wén dōu bú huì shuō.我一点英文都不会说。

I can't speak English at all.

Source: Tatoeba #8792101 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yīng yǔ yǒu le xiǎo xiǎo de jìn bù.他的英语有了小小的进步。

His English improved slightly.

Source: Tatoeba #1777923 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de yīng wén dé dào le hǎo chéng jì.我的英文得到了好成績。

I got a good grade in English.

Source: Tatoeba #880998 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 英 in context

  1. Say yīng, then recall the core meaning: petal, flower, leaf.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 英雄 (yīng xióng), meaning “hero”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 英 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.