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楹
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column

HSK 10
Human →Body
yíng
エイ
はしら
영
Components
木 tree+ 盈 replete =
楹 column
木 Meaning component
mù tree
wood
盈 Phonetic component
yíng replete
fill
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
楹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
楹 [yíng]
pillar
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
楹联 [yíng​lián] #34,154
couplet (hung on the columns of a hall)
楹联 [yíng​lián] #34,154
couplet (hung on the columns of a hall)
雕楹碧槛 [diāo​yíng​bì​kǎn]
carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment
雕楹碧槛 [diāo​yíng​bì​kǎn]
carved pillar, jade doorsill (idiom); heavily decorated environment