營 meaning and stroke order
Camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage
How to write 營, stroke by stroke
16 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 營
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- camp
- barracks
- battalion
- to build
- to operate
- to manage
How 營 is built
Components of the character.
How to remember 營
營 (yíng) stacks three parts: 炏 (two fires) on top, 冖 (a cover) in the middle, and 吕 (connected rooms) at the bottom. Picture campfires burning above a covered row of rooms, like an army camp at night.
In modern Chinese 營 rarely stands alone and mostly appears in words about running a business or about camps, such as 營業 (yíngyè) and 夏令營 (xiàlìngyíng). It is also a military unit, a battalion. Example: 這家店晚上十點還在營業。(Zhè jiā diàn wǎnshang shí diǎn hái zài yíngyè.) This shop is still open at ten at night.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 營 with 榮 (róng, glory) and 螢 (yíng, firefly), which share the same 炏冖 top. Check the bottom part: 營 has 吕, 榮 has 木, and 螢 has 虫.
Common words with 營
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 經營 | jīngyíng | to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate | HSK 3 |
| 營養 | yíngyǎng | nutrition; nourishment | HSK 3 |
| 營業 | yíngyè | to do business; to trade | HSK 4 |
| 營救 | yíngjiù | to rescue | HSK 7-9 |
| 陣營 | zhènyíng | group of people; camp | HSK 7-9 |
| 夏令營 | xiàlìngyíng | summer camp | HSK 7-9 |
| 運營 | yùnyíng | to be in operation; to do business | HSK 7-9 |
| 野營 | yěyíng | to camp; field lodgings | HSK 7-9 |
| 營造 | yíngzào | to build (housing); to construct | HSK 7-9 |
| 私營 | sīyíng | privately-owned; private | HSK 7-9 |
| 營地 | yíngdì | camp | |
| 集中營 | jízhōngyíng | concentration camp | |
| 露營 | lùyíng | to camp out; camping | |
| 軍營 | jūnyíng | barracks; army camp |
Questions about 營
How many strokes are in 營?
營 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 營 mean?
營 (yíng) means camp, barracks, army; to run, to manage. A common word with it is 经营 (jīngyíng), meaning "to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate".
How do you pronounce 營?
營 is pronounced yíng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 營?
The radical of 營 is 炏. Dictionaries list 營 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 營?
營 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 营, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why does 營養 (yíngyǎng) mean nutrition if 營 means camp?
營 also carries the sense of building up and managing. 營養 is the body building and maintaining itself through food, so it relates to the managing sense, not the camp sense.
What is the difference between 經營 (jīngyíng) and 運營 (yùnyíng)?
經營 is the general word for running a business, like 經營一家餐廳 (run a restaurant). 運營 stresses day to day operation of a system or service, such as a subway line, an app, or a platform.