膺

yīng

䧹 + 月

Definitions

yīng breast; receive

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. ⺼ represents the meaning and 䧹 represents the sound.

Semantic: ⺼ Phonetic: 䧹

About

膺 is a formal, literary term that originally referred to the human chest or breast. It forms a vertical phono-semantic compound: the lower component is the flesh radical ⺼ (derived from 肉 'meat'), marking it as a body part, and the upper component is the phonetic 䧹, an archaic bird character that supplies the sound yīng. Although its anatomical sense survives, today the character is far more common as a verb in elevated contexts, meaning to bear, receive, or personally undertake a significant duty or heavy responsibility.

Etymology Hide

Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

他的膺部受伤了。

Tā de yīng bù shòushāng le.

His chest area is injured.

这枚奖章他当之无愧地荣膺。

Zhè méi jiǎngzhāng tā dāngzhīwúkuì de róng yīng.

He deservedly received this medal.

那位将军膺惩了叛军。

Nà wèi jiāngjūn yīngchéngle pànjūn.

That general punished the rebel army.

这位科学家膺选了院士。

Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā yīngxuǎnle yuànshì.

This scientist was elected as an academician.

人民将永远铭记那些膺负重任的先驱。

Rénmín jiāng yǒngyuǎn míngjì nàxiē yīng fù zhòngrèn de xiānqū.

The people will forever remember those pioneers who bore heavy responsibilities.

经过严格考核，他最终膺此殊荣。

Jīngguò yángé kǎohé, tā zuìzhōng yīng cǐ shūróng.

After strict assessment, he ultimately received this great honor.

他胸怀坦荡，无愧于膺此高位。

Tā xiōnghuái tǎndàng, wúkuì yú yīng cǐ gāo wèi.

He has an open and honest heart, and is worthy of holding this high position.

历史将证明他膺任统帅是明智的选择。

Lìshǐ jiāng zhèngmíng tā yīngrèn tǒngshuài shì míngzhì de xuǎnzé.

History will prove that his appointment as commander-in-chief was a wise choice.

Related Characters

Component: 䧹

Component: 月

膺