Definitions

yíng (verb) to welcome; to meet; to greet
yíng (verb) to face; to confront

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 迎 expresses the actions of welcoming, greeting, or going out to meet someone. It is a phono-semantic compound, with the left-side radical 辶 indicating movement along a path, and the right side component 卬 serving as the phonetic element. Its core meaning involves moving toward an arriving person or event to receive them. This sense extends from the literal act of greeting a guest to the abstract welcoming of new ideas, the arrival of a new season, or facing a particular situation.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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我们欢新同学。

Wǒmen huānyíng xīn tóngxué.

We welcome new classmates.

接客人进门。

Tā yíngjiè kèrén jìnmén.

He welcomes the guests into the house.

面吹来一阵风。

Yíngmiàn chuī lái yī zhèn fēng.

A gust of wind blows directly in the face.

公园里春花开了。

Gōngyuán lǐ yíngchūn huā kāi le.

The winter jasmine flowers are blooming in the park.

球队准备战强敌。

Qiúduì zhǔnbèi yíngzhàn qiángdí.

The team is preparing to face a strong opponent.

他说话总是合别人。

Tā shuōhuà zǒngshì yínghé biérén.

He always says things to cater to others.

为了接新年,我们做了很多准备。

Wèile yíngjiè xīnnián, wǒmen zuòle hěnduō zhǔnbèi.

In order to welcome the New Year, we made a lot of preparations.

尽管面临困难,我们依然接挑战。

Jǐnguǎn miànlín kùnnán, wǒmen yīrán yíngjiè tiǎozhàn.

Although facing difficulties, we still welcome the challenge.