英 yīng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 央 central
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
英雄
yīngxióng
hero
Characters in this word
雄 xióng
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 隹 — short-tailed bird
- Made of
- 厷 forearm, upper arm 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 消防员在火灾中救出老人，被大家称为英雄。 Xiāofángyuán zài huǒzāi zhōng jiù chū lǎorén, bèi dàjiā chēng wéi yīngxióng. The firefighter rescued an elderly person from the fire and was called a hero by everyone.
- 他在比赛中进了关键一球，成了全队的英雄。 Tā zài bǐsài zhōng jìn le guānjiàn yì qiú, chéng le quán duì de yīngxióng. He scored the key goal in the match and became the hero of the whole team.
- 孩子们都喜欢听古代英雄的故事。 Háizimen dōu xǐhuan tīng gǔdài yīngxióng de gùshi. Children all like listening to stories about ancient heroes.
Related words
- 英文 Yīngwén written English
- 英语 Yīngyǔ English language
- 英勇 yīngyǒng heroic; brave
- 精英 jīngyīng elite
- 英俊 yīngjùn handsome
- 英明 yīngmíng wise; brilliant
- 雄伟 xióngwěi majestic
- 雄厚 xiónghòu abundant; strong; substantial
- 雄性 xióngxìng male; male sex
- 追究 zhuījiū to investigate, to look into
- 斗争 dòuzhēng to struggle; struggle, fight
- 权力 quánlì power, authority