to chant, to sing, or to express in verse

Animated Stroke Order 咏

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Stroke Order Diagrams 咏

咏 stroke order diagram

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
huan
yǒng
shǐ
biǎo
duì
guò
de
kǎo

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

2
zài
shī
zhōng
yǒng
tàn
rén
shēng
cháng

He chants about the impermanence of life in his poem.

3
zhè
huà
miáo
huì
le
shī
rén
yǒng
méi
de
qíng
jǐng

This painting depicts a poet praising the plum blossom.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency
Zhuyinㄩㄥˇ
Components
UnicodeU+548F
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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