(yǒng)

9 strokes

wooden figures buried with the dead

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yǒng
Meaning
wooden figures buried with the dead
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻甬

In this compound, the meaning comes from (person); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǒngkēng

pit with funerary figures; pit containing terracotta warriors

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táoyǒng

a pottery figurine buried with the dead

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figurines of warriors and horses buried with the dead; Terracotta Army (his…

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(lit.) the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom)

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