迎 yíng
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 卬 lofty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
迎接
yíngjiē
to welcome; to meet
Characters in this word
接 jiē
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 妾 concubine
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我去迎接妈妈。 Wǒ qù yíngjiē māma. I am going to meet Mom.
- 大家迎接老师。 Dàjiā yíngjiē lǎoshī. Everyone welcomes the teacher.
- 他来迎接我。 Tā lái yíngjiē wǒ. He comes to meet me.
Related words
- 欢迎 huānyíng to welcome
- 接 jiē to pick up; to answer
- 接到 jiēdào to receive
- 接受 jiēshòu to accept
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this
- 接着 jiēzhe then; to continue
- 直接 zhíjiē directly; straight
- 接待 jiēdài to receive guests
- 接近 jiējìn to be close to; to approach
- 间接 jiànjiē indirect
- 接触 jiēchù to touch; to have contact with
- 接连 jiēlián one after another