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硬

yìng

hard

HSK 5 · Topic “Traits and suitability”
A hand pressing a block
Memory picture

Character

硬 yìng

Strokes
12
Radical
石 — stone, rock, mineral
Made of
石 stone, rock, mineral 更 more, further
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 这床太硬。 Zhè chuáng tài yìng. This bed is too hard.
  • 石头很硬。 Shítou hěn yìng. The stone is very hard.
  • 他嘴很硬。 Tā zuǐ hěn yìng. He stubbornly refuses to admit it.

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