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应 yīng — “should”
How to write and say the Chinese character 应 (yīng), which means should — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Can & must.
Pinyin · 拼音 yīng
Meaning · 意思 should
Strokes · 笔画 7
Radical · 部首 广 (shelter)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
应 is written with 7 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Simplified from 應 — under the shelter 广, what ought to be done.
A common word常用词
应该
should
Example sentence例句
小朋友应该早睡。
Children should sleep early.
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