颍

潁

yǐng

匕 + 水 + 页

Definitions

yǐng surname Ying; river in Henan and Anhui

Etymology phono-semantic

water

Semantic: 水

About

The character 颍 (traditional form 潁) combines the water radical 水 on the lower left, signaling a connection to rivers, with the phonetic component 頁 (页) on the right, which independently means 'head' or 'page'. It is used almost exclusively as a proper name for the Ying River, a major tributary of the Huai River in central China, and frequently appears in the names of administrative regions and counties along its banks.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Traditional Modern

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Example Sentences Hide

颍河风景很优美。

Yǐng Hé fēngjǐng hěn yōuměi.

The scenery of the Ying River is very beautiful.

他住在颍河边。

Tā zhù zài Yǐng Hé biān.

He lives by the Ying River.

颍上是安徽的一个县。

Yǐngshàng shì Ānhuī de yī gè xiàn.

Yingshang is a county in Anhui.

颍先生是我们的老师。

Yǐng xiānsheng shì wǒmen de lǎoshī.

Mr. Ying is our teacher.

颍河水清澈见底。

Yǐng Hé shuǐ qīngchè jiàn dǐ.

The water of the Ying River is so clear you can see the bottom.

颍河流域文化悠久。

Yǐng Hé liúyù wénhuà yōujiǔ.

The culture of the Ying River basin is long-standing.

我们计划明年去颍河旅游。

Wǒmen jìhuà míngnián qù Yǐng Hé lǚyóu.

We plan to travel to the Ying River next year.

颍河两岸的农田非常肥沃。

Yǐng Hé liǎng àn de nóngtián fēicháng féiwò.

The farmland on both banks of the Ying River is very fertile.

Related Characters

Component: 匕

Component: 水

Component: 页

颍