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Mandarin · pinyin yīng#

hero
outstanding
excellent
(literary) flower
blossom

Mandarin · pinyin Yīng#

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British
England
English
abbr. for 英國 Yīng guó

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英: yīng · petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero; England, English

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character · Etymology 1

(literary) flower; blossom
(of a person) outstanding
fine; excellent
(literary) finest part; quintessence
hero; outstanding person
(obsolete) panache on a lance
a surname, Ying

character · Etymology 2

(short form) short for 英國 /英国 (Yīngguó), Britain, United Kingdom (a kingdom and country in Northern Europe), British
(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 英格蘭 /英格兰 (Yīnggélán), England, English
(short form) (short form) short for 英語 /英语 (Yīngyǔ), English (Germanic language)

character · Etymology 3

Used in transcription.

character · Etymology 4

(Hokkien) alternative form of 塕 (eng, “(of dust, sand, etc.) to rise and permeate; to fill the air or get onto something”)

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