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咏 (yǒng): To chant — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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咏

咏=口mouth+永eternal

The mouth (口) sings eternally (永) — to chant or recite poetry melodiously.

4.

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5.

Example Sentences

tā他

men们

xǐ喜

huān欢

gē歌

yǒng咏

。

They like to sing.

tā他

xǐ喜

huan欢

yǒng咏

shǐ史

，

biǎo表

dá达

duì

tā他

zài在

shī诗

zhōng中

yǒng咏

tàn叹

rén人

shēng生

wú

zhè这

fú幅

huà画

miáo描

huì绘

le了

shī诗

rén人

yǒng

Information

Pinyinyǒng

Meaningto chant, to sing, or to express in verse

Strokes8

Radical口

Traditional詠

StructureLeft-Right

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Zhuyinㄩㄥˇ

UnicodeU+548F

CangjieYRHHI

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对

guò过

qù去

de的

sī思

kǎo考

。

He likes to chant about history, expressing his thoughts on the past.

无

cháng常

。

He chants about the impermanence of life in his poem.

咏

méi梅

de的

qíng情

jǐng景

。

This painting depicts a poet praising the plum blossom.

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Characters pronounced "yong".

臃yōngswell up; swelling; fat
雍yōngharmony, union; harmonious
蛹yǒngchrysalis, larva
俑yǒngwooden figure buried with dead
庸yōngordinary, common, mediocre
涌yǒngto gush, to surge, to well up

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Characters with radical "口".

嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
咯gēfinal particle
嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent

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