迎(yíng)

HSK 27 strokes

to welcome

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Character information

Pinyin
yíng
Meaning
to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 迎 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶卬

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (walk); 卬 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò卬áng

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 迎 step by step

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

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Words with 迎

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

huān欢yíng迎
HSK 2

to welcome

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yíng迎jiē接
HSK 3

to welcome; to greet

Open 迎接 page →
yíng迎lái来
HSK 6

to welcome (a visitor or newcomer)

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yíng迎hé合
HSK 7-9

to cater to

Open 迎合 page →
chū出yíng迎

to greet; to go out to meet

Open 出迎 page →
shī失yíng迎

failure to meet; (humble language) I'm sorry not to have come to meet you p…

Open 失迎 page →
fèng奉yíng迎

(honorific) to greet; to fawn

Open 奉迎 page →
yíng迎qǔ娶

(of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding c…

Open 迎娶 page →

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More HSK 2 characters

万且业为主举久乐

From 迎’s common words

欢接来合出失奉娶

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