颖
head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,176 U+9896
How 颖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
禾 (semantic, “rice”) + 匕 (phonetic, bǐ)
How to remember it
clever · Heisig RSH #2010
spoon + wild rice + head
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 匕
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 匕 (bǐ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 匕 sound component | bǐ | spoon, ladle; knife, dirk |
| 叱 | chì | to scold, to upbraid; to shout at |
| 鸨 | bǎo | bustard; procuress; Otis species (various) |
| 牝 | pìn | female animal; keyhole; valley |
| 庀 | pǐ | to prepare; to regulate |
| 龀 | chèn | to lose one's baby teeth |
Words containing 颖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 脱颖而出 | tuō yǐng ér chū | to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself |
| 孔颖达 | Kǒng Yǐng dá | Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar |
| 新颖 | xīn yǐng | lit. new bud; fig. new and original |
| 王颖 | Wáng Yǐng | Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director |
| 颖果 | yǐng guǒ | (botany) caryopsis |
| 颖异 | yǐng yì | highly intelligent; original and unique |
| 关颖珊 | Guān Yǐng shān | Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist |
| 邓颖超 | Dèng Yǐng chāo | Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来 |
| 颖悟 | yǐng wù | intelligent; bright |
| 聪颖 | cōng yǐng | smart; intelligent |