yīng yìng ying

should; ought to; must

Character data

Radical ⼼ (61.13)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

應 yīng
  1. 1. should
  2. 2. ought to
  3. 3. must
  4. 4. to agree (to do sth)
  5. 5. (legal) shall
應 yìng
  1. 1. to answer
  2. 2. to respond
  3. 3. to deal or cope with
  4. 4. to comply with
  5. 5. surname Ying

Words containing 應

Word Meaning
to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic
stochastic effect
hard to deal with; hard to handle
power supply (of an appliance etc)
electromagnetic induction
Wei Yinwu (737-792), Tang dynasty poet
to respond to; answer
response time
to conform to; to adjust to; to comply
inability to adjust; unable to adapt
going with nature and the seasons (TCM)
prestressed
domino effect; ripple effect
altitude sickness; acute mountain sickness
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