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楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
楹 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

楹 Stroke Order — How to Write 楹

Stroke Order

楹 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

楹 Radical and Character Components

Components:木盈

楹 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 盈 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 9 more strokes

楹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • yíng

Meanings of 楹 in Chinese

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yíng楹

A pillar in the front part of a main hall, often adorned with antithetical couplets (楹联).
春节时，家家户户都在门前的楹柱上贴上喜庆的楹联。
During the Spring Festival, every household pastes festive antithetical couplets on the pillars in front of their doors.
An ancient classifier for buildings or sections of a building. It can refer to a row of rooms or a single room.
这座古宅有三楹，雕梁画栋，气势非凡。
This ancient dwelling, composed of three sections, features carved beams and painted rafters, exhibiting an extraordinary grandeur.

Common Words and Phrases with 楹

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yíng楹lián联
Couplets, often hung on pillars, typically as a pair of poetic lines with a harmonious relationship.
寺庙大殿前的楹联，书法遒劲，寓意深远。
The couplets hung on the pillars in front of the temple's main hall displayed vigorous calligraphy and profound meaning.

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Questions about 楹

What does 楹 mean in Chinese?

楹 (yíng) means “A pillar in the front part of a main hall, often adorned with antithetical couplets (楹联)” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 楹?

楹 is pronounced yíng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 楹 have?

楹 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 楹?

楹 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 楹?

The radical of 楹 is 木, and 楹 is a phono-semantic compound.