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樱 meaning and stroke order

yīng

Cherry, cherry blossom

15 strokesRadical 木Traditional 櫻
Strokes15
Pinyinyīng
ToneTone 1
Frequency#2,746
Printable worksheet

How to write 樱, stroke by stroke

15 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 樱

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

yīngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. cherry

How 樱 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Tree.

mùtree+yīngbaby

木 gives the meaning and 婴 hints at the sound.

Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.

How to remember 樱

樱 is a tree 木 on the left with 婴 (yīng, baby) on the right giving the sound. Picture a tree covered in small, delicate blossoms as soft and new as a baby.

樱 rarely appears alone and almost always shows up in words like 樱桃 (yīngtáo, cherry) and 樱花 (yīnghuā, cherry blossom). For example: 春天我们去公园看樱花。(Chūntiān wǒmen qù gōngyuán kàn yīnghuā.) In spring we go to the park to see the cherry blossoms.

Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 要 or forget one of the two 贝 on top of 女 in 婴. Also keep the first tone yīng, not yíng as in 赢 (yíng, to win).

Common words with 樱

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
樱桃yīngtáocherry
樱花yīnghuāoriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom; also known

樱 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

华huá盛shèng顿dùn的de樱yīng花huā现xiàn在zài开kāi放fàng。
Cherry trees are now in bloom in Washington.
这zhè座zuò雕diāo像xiàng是shì由yóu樱yīng木mù雕diāo刻kè而ér成chéng。
The statue was carved from a block of cherry wood.
我wǒ家jiā后hòu面miàn曾céng经jīng有yǒu棵kē大dà樱yīng桃táo树shù。
There used to be a big cherry tree behind my house.
现xiàn在zài是shì看kàn樱yīng桃táo树shù的de期qī间jiān。
Right now is the time of year to see the cherry blossoms.
小xiǎo樱yīng喜xǐ欢huān男nán性xìng的de注zhù意yì。
Skura liked male attention.

Questions about 樱

How many strokes are in 樱?

樱 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 樱 mean?

樱 (yīng) means cherry, cherry blossom. A common word with it is 樱桃 (yīngtáo), meaning "cherry".

How do you pronounce 樱?

樱 is pronounced yīng, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 樱?

The radical of 樱 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 樱 under this radical.

What is the traditional form of 樱?

The traditional form of 樱 is 櫻. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 樱 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.

Is 樱桃 the same as the cherry fruit sold in supermarkets?

Yes, 樱桃 (yīngtáo) is the general word for cherries. Large imported sweet cherries are also often called 车厘子 (chēlízi), a loan from the English word.

Can 樱 be used in names?

Yes, 樱 is used in given names, especially for girls, because it suggests cherry blossoms and beauty. It is also familiar from Japanese names that use the same character.