颖 — Chinese character
颖
yǐng
rice tassel; sharp; clever
- Pinyin
- yǐng
- Radical
- 181 ⾴ (Leaf)
- Strokes
- 13
- Components
- 匕 禾 页
- Formation
- pictophonetic — rice; meaning component 禾; sound component 匕
- Traditional
- 穎
Common words with 颖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新颖 (新穎) | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud; fig. new and original |
| 脱颖而出 (脫穎而出) | tuō yǐng ér chū | to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself |
| 聪颖 (聰穎) | cōng yǐng | smart; intelligent |
| 颖悟 (穎悟) | yǐng wù | intelligent; bright |
| 颖果 (穎果) | yǐng guǒ | (botany) caryopsis |
| 颖异 (穎異) | yǐng yì | highly intelligent; original and unique |
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.