永(yǒng)

HSK 25 strokes

forever

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Character information

Pinyin
yǒng
Meaning
forever; always; perpetual
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 永 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱？水

Made of

水shuǐ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 永 step by step

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

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Words with 永

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

yǒng永bù不
HSK 7-9

never; will never

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yǒng永jiǔ久
HSK 7-9

everlasting

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xù叙yǒng永

Xuyong county in Luzhou 泸州, Sichuan

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liǔ柳yǒng永

Liu Yong (987-1053), Song poet

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yī一láo劳yǒng永yì逸

to get sth done once and for all

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zhōu周yǒng永kāng康

Zhou Yongkang (1942-), PRC petroleum engineer and politician

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cuī崔yǒng永yuán元

Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter

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xù叙yǒng永xiàn县

Xuyong, a county in Luzhou City 泸州市, Sichuan

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万且业为主举久乐

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不久叙柳一劳逸周

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