Chinese Word: 咏 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

咏 (Trad.: 詠)

Pinyin: yǒng

English Definition: to sing

Chinese Definition:
①唱，声调有抑扬地念：咏赞。歌咏。吟咏。咏唱。
②用诗词等来描述，抒发感情：咏梅。咏史。咏怀。咏叹。咏叹调(富于抒情的独唱曲)。
③指诗词：佳咏。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 口

Pictophonetic:永 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
- 永 [ yǒng ] long; perpetual, eternal; forever

Similar Characters: 泳脉

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歌咏	gē yǒng	singing
吟咏	yín yǒng	to recite; to sing (of poetry)
咏叹调	yǒng tàn diào	aria
咏春	yǒng chūn	Wing Chun; same as 咏春拳 ; Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
谭咏麟	tán yǒng lín	Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor

1		tā 他 huì 会 jiào 教 nǐ 你 yī shǒu 一首 xīn de 新的 yǒng 咏 yín 吟。 And He'll give you a new, sweet song.
2		bì jìng 毕竟 wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 yǒng 咏 dú guò 读过 bù shǎo 不少 shī gē 诗歌。 After all, we both read poetry.
3		yì xiē 一些 yú jiā 瑜伽 yě 也 huì 会 bàn suí 伴随 zhe 着 míng xiǎng 冥想 hé 和 yǒng 咏 chàng 唱。 Some types of yoga also involve meditation and chanting.
4		tā 她 yǒng 咏 yín 吟 dào 道， méi 没 bì yào 必要 qù 去 yàn wù 厌恶， méi 没 lǐ yóu 理由 qù 去 zé nàn 责难。 No reason for disgust, she intones, no cause for condemnation.
5		lā bǐ 拉比 shēn pī 身披 jiào 教 páo 袍； chàng shī bān 唱诗班 zài 在 shì 饰 yǒu 有 guǎn fēng qín 管风琴 de 的 lóu tái 楼台 zhōng 中 yǒng 咏 chàng 唱。 The rabbi wore ecclesiastical robes; a choir sang from a loft appointed in organ pipes.

1		tā 他 huì 会 jiào 教 nǐ 你 yī shǒu 一首 xīn de 新的 yǒng 咏 yín 吟。 And He'll give you a new, sweet song.
2		bì jìng 毕竟 wǒ men 我们 dōu 都 yǒng 咏 dú guò 读过 bù shǎo 不少 shī gē 诗歌。 After all, we both read poetry.
3		yì xiē 一些 yú jiā 瑜伽 yě 也 huì 会 bàn suí 伴随 zhe 着 míng xiǎng 冥想 hé 和 yǒng 咏 chàng 唱。 Some types of yoga also involve meditation and chanting.
4		tā 她 yǒng 咏 yín 吟 dào 道， méi 没 bì yào 必要 qù 去 yàn wù 厌恶， méi 没 lǐ yóu 理由 qù 去 zé nàn 责难。 No reason for disgust, she intones, no cause for condemnation.
5		lā bǐ 拉比 shēn pī 身披 jiào 教 páo 袍； chàng shī bān 唱诗班 zài 在 shì 饰 yǒu 有 guǎn fēng qín 管风琴 de 的 lóu tái 楼台 zhōng 中 yǒng 咏 chàng 唱。 The rabbi wore ecclesiastical robes; a choir sang from a loft appointed in organ pipes.