| 1 | 新颖 | 新穎 | xīn yǐng | xin1 ying3 | lit. new bud; fig. new and original | | |
| 2 | 邓颖超 | 鄧穎超 | dèng yǐng chāo | Deng4 Ying3 chao1 | Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩来 | | |
| 3 | 聪颖 | 聰穎 | cōng yǐng | cong1 ying3 | smart; intelligent | | |
| 4 | 关颖珊 | 關穎珊 | guān yǐng shān | Guan1 Ying3 shan1 | Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist | | |
| 5 | 孔颖达 | 孔穎達 | kǒng yǐng dá | Kong3 Ying3 da2 | Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar | | |
| 6 | 脱颖而出 | 脫穎而出 | tuō yǐng ér chū | tuo1 ying3 er2 chu1 | to reveal one's talent (idiom); to rise above others; to distinguish oneself | | |
| 7 | 王颖 | 王穎 | wáng yǐng | Wang2 Ying3 | Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director | | |
| 8 | 颖 | 穎 | yǐng | Ying3 | head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding; surname Ying | | |
| 9 | 颖果 | 穎果 | yǐng guǒ | ying3 guo3 | grain; caryopsis (single seed typical of grasses) | | |
| 10 | 颖上县 | 穎上縣 | yǐng shàng xiàn | Ying3 shang4 xian4 | Yingshang county in Anhui | | |
| 11 | 颖脱而出 | 穎脫而出 | yǐng tuō ér chū | ying3 tuo1 er2 chu1 | to come to the fore (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 颖悟 | 穎悟 | yǐng wù | ying3 wu4 | intelligent; bright | | |
| 13 | 颖异 | 穎異 | yǐng yì | ying3 yi4 | highly intelligent; original and unique | | |