婴 meaning and stroke order
Baby, infant; to bother
How to write 婴, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 婴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- infant
- baby
How 婴 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Woman.
女 gives the meaning.
Radical: 女 (woman), shared by 156 characters on this site.
How to remember 婴
婴 (yīng) shows two 贝 (bèi, shell) on top of 女 (nǚ, woman). Picture a woman holding something precious, like two treasured shells, and think of the most precious thing she carries: her baby.
婴 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. It is used in words like 婴儿 (yīng'ér, baby), 婴儿车 (yīng'érchē, pram) and 女婴 (nǚyīng, baby girl). Example: 婴儿在睡觉。(Yīng'ér zài shuìjiào.) The baby is sleeping.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the top as two 见 or two 目 instead of two 贝. Check that each top part ends with the two short 贝 strokes. Also keep the tone a flat first tone, yīng, not yìng.
Common words with 婴
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
婴 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 婴
Learning 婴 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 婴
How many strokes are in 婴?
婴 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 婴 mean?
婴 (yīng) means baby, infant; to bother. A common word with it is 婴儿 (yīng'ér), meaning "infant; baby".
How do you pronounce 婴?
婴 is pronounced yīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 婴?
The radical of 婴 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 婴 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 婴?
The traditional form of 婴 is 嬰. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 婴 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 婴 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 婴 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 婴儿 and 宝宝?
婴儿 (yīng'ér) is the neutral, slightly formal word for an infant, common in writing, hospitals and product labels. 宝宝 (bǎobao) is the warm, everyday word parents use when talking to or about their baby.
Can I say 婴 by itself to mean baby?
Not in normal speech. Use 婴儿 or 宝宝 instead. 婴 alone mostly appears in compounds or set expressions like 女婴 and 男婴 (nányīng, baby boy).