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
handle things easily; cope with ease
accounts payable
to consent; to give one's assent
one's duty under the circumstances; part of the job
to write a poem on the order of the Emperor
stress (physics)
stress field
fig. to put in a conventional appearance
to respond to a call
call girl
call girl center
in name only; nominally
erhua variant of yīng míng
to respond (in agreement); to echo one another
Yingcheng, county-level city in Hubei
Yingcheng District, Xiaogan, Hubei
Yingcheng county level city in Xiaogan xiào gǎn, Hubei
rule by heaven's will; divine right to rule
rule in line with Heaven and the times
response; to answer; to reply
to respond fluently; to answer smartly
the current year's; this year's
recent graduate; student graduating in the current year
to respond to the market