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 deserve
to comply with; to assent
to apply (for a job); to reply to a job advertisement
(attributive) emergency; to respond to an emergency
to be on standby; emergency standby
emergency measure
emergency exposure (nuclear energy)
to take up a challenge; to face an attack and meet it
convenient; to handle
to agree (to do sth); to promise
Cherrie Ying Choi-Yi (1983-), actress
to deal with; to attend to
more than one can attend to (idiom)
to cheer; to show support for an idol
(of a sum of money etc) receivable
accounts receivable
to meet an attack; to face the enemy
timely; occasional
according with the times; seasonal
seasonal; according with the times
proper
to have all one needs
to act on an opportunity (idiom); to take prompt advantage of a situation
(physiological etc) stress