鶯 meaning and stroke order

yīng

Oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various)

Strokes21
Pinyinyīng
ToneTone 1

How to write 鶯, stroke by stroke

21 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 鶯

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

yīngfirst tone (high and level)
  1. oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

How 鶯 is built

Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A bird 鳥 covered in 冖 green 炏 feathers.

Radical: 鳥 (bird), shared by 78 characters on this site.

Common words with 鶯

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

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
夜鶯yèyīngnightingale

Questions about 鶯

How many strokes are in 鶯?

鶯 is written with 21 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 鶯 mean?

鶯 (yīng) means oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various). A common word with it is 夜莺 (yèyīng), meaning "nightingale".

How do you pronounce 鶯?

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

What is the radical of 鶯?

The radical of 鶯 is 鳥, which carries the idea of "bird". Dictionaries list 鶯 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 鶯?

鶯 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 莺, used in mainland China and Singapore.