yíng

common

Meaning of

楹 means pillar; column in front of the main hall; room (classifier for houses or rooms, literary). Pronounced yíng.

  • pillar; column in front of the main hall
  • room (classifier for houses or rooms, literary)

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
yíng
lián
xiě
de
zhēn
hǎo
 

This couplet written on the pillar is really well done.

Diàn殿
táng
qián
yǒu
gēn
zhū
yíng
zhù
 

There are several vermilion-painted pillars in front of the main hall.

Yíng
 
zhù
 

Ying means pillar.