永 — Chinese character
永
yǒng
long; perpetual, eternal; forever
- Pinyin
- yǒng
- Radical
- 85 ⽔ (Water)
- Strokes
- 5
- Components
- 水
- Japanese
- 永 as a kanji
Common words with 永
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永远 (永遠) | yǒng yuǎn | forever; eternal |
| 永久 | yǒng jiǔ | everlasting; perpetual |
| 永恒 (永恆) | yǒng héng | eternal; everlasting |
| 永不 | yǒng bù | never; will never |
| 永生 | yǒng shēng | to live forever; eternal life |
| 永久性 | yǒng jiǔ xìng | permanent |
| 永续 (永續) | yǒng xù | sustainable; perpetual |
| 永存 | yǒng cún | everlasting; to endure forever |
| 一劳永逸 (一勞永逸) | yī láo yǒng yì | to get sth done once and for all |
| 永别 (永別) | yǒng bié | to part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death) |
| 永世 | yǒng shì | eternal; forever |
| 永无止境 (永無止境) | yǒng wú zhǐ jìng | (idiom) without end; never-ending |
English words written with 永
永 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · I Ching 7 · Mencius 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
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