CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- ying4
- English meanings
- hard, stiff, firm, tough, obstinate
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 更.
Meaning & sound clues
石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “stone”.
更 is identified as the sound component (gèng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 硬.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
baby; infant
should
shadow; image; film
to reflect (light)
full; surplus
hero; Britain
fluorescent; glimmer
lustrous; sparkling
camp; operate
entangle; haunt
fly
win
face
clever; point
hawk
Example sentences
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Related words
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