营
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yíng · camp, barracks, army

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

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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 营

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yíngWords pronounced yíng
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Example sentences

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Tā de fù mǔ jīng yíng yì jiā jiǔ diàn.他的父母经营一家酒店。

His parents ran a hotel.

Source: Tatoeba #616207 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hěn guān xīn háizi de yíng yǎng wèn tí.她很关心孩子的营养问题。

She is careful about her child's nutrition.

Source: Tatoeba #345694 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Dǎ rǎo yí xià, chāo shì xiàn zài yíng yè ma?打扰一下,超市现在营业吗?

Excuse me, is the supermarket open now?

Source: Tatoeba #1397106 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Diàn huà yùn yíng shāng tí shì lái diàn rén děng hòu jiē tōng.电话运营商提示来电人等候接通。

The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.

Source: Tatoeba #7834250 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì shuō tā men zhī qù guò sān cì lù yíng.汤姆和玛丽说他们只去过三次露营。

Tom and Mary said they've only gone camping three times.

Source: Tatoeba #8746385 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì yíng xiāo bù de fù zé rén.他是营销部的负责人。

He is the manager of the marketing department.

Source: Tatoeba #333101 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 营 in context

  1. Say yíng, then recall the core meaning: camp, barracks, army.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 经营 (jīng yíng), meaning “to engage in”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 营 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.