颖
Character learning workspace

yǐng · rice tassel

Master the form, understand its parts, and learn how it behaves in real Chinese.

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Learn every stroke in 颖

Replay the complete order, pause on difficult movements, inspect one stroke at a time, then write it yourself with live correction.

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See how 颖 is constructed

Switch between the accumulated form and the isolated movement of each stroke.

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

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

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

页Key radical

Use the highlighted radical in the animation as a visual anchor for remembering the form.

Print and practise

Download a 颖 writing sheet

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Read and listen

Example sentences

Notice where 颖 sits in each complete thought.

Dà jiā tīng le, dōu hěn gāoxìng, juéde zhège hūn lǐ yòu xīn yǐng yòu yǒu yì yì.大家听了,都很高兴,觉得这个婚礼又新颖又有意义。

Everyone listened and was very happy, thinking this wedding was both original and meaningful.

Source: Tatoeba #397987 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēn zhe xī zhuāng, tā tuō yǐng ér chū.身着西装,他脱颖而出。

Wearing a suit, he stood out.

Source: Tatoeba #10358888 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xū duō wǎng lù gōng sī wèi qiú shēng cún ér xū yào xīn yǐng de shāng yè mó shì.許多網路公司为求生存而需要新颖的商业模式。

Many on-line companies need to have a new approach to business to survive.

Source: Tatoeba #785309 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 颖 in context

  1. Say yǐng, then recall the core meaning: rice tassel.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 新颖 (xīn yǐng), meaning “lit. new bud”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 颖 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.