嬰 meaning and stroke order
Baby, infant; to bother
How to write 嬰, stroke by stroke
17 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 嬰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- infant
- baby
How 嬰 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 嬰
嬰 has 女 (woman) at the bottom, the meaning part, with 賏 on top, which looks like two 貝 (shells) side by side. Picture a woman with a string of shells above her, now cradling a baby.
嬰 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It appears in words like 嬰兒 (yīng'ér) infant and 女嬰 (nǚyīng) baby girl. Example: 嬰兒在睡覺。(Yīng'ér zài shuìjiào.) The baby is sleeping.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 嬰 (yīng) with 櫻 (yīng, cherry) and 鸚 (yīng, parrot), which share the 賏 part and the sound but have different radicals. Check for 女 at the bottom when you mean baby.
Common words with 嬰
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Characters that contain 嬰
Learning 嬰 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 嬰
How many strokes are in 嬰?
嬰 is written with 17 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嬰 mean?
嬰 (yīng) means baby, infant; to bother. A common word with it is 婴儿 (yīng'ér), meaning "infant; baby".
How do you pronounce 嬰?
嬰 is pronounced yīng, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 嬰?
The radical of 嬰 is 女, which carries the idea of "woman". Dictionaries list 嬰 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 嬰?
嬰 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 婴, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 嬰兒 and 寶寶?
嬰兒 (yīng'ér) is the standard, slightly formal word for an infant, used in news, medicine and product labels. 寶寶 (bǎobao) is the warm, everyday word parents use, and it can also be a pet name.
Why does 嬰 look different in simplified Chinese?
In simplified Chinese, the top part 賏 becomes 贝贝, so the character is written 婴. The meaning and pronunciation stay the same, and words like 婴儿 are just the simplified forms of 嬰兒.