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5
yìng
硬
hard
硬
hard
[s]
Composition
Components
更
tumbleweed
更
tumbleweed
石
stone
石
stone
Sounds
y-
Yoshi
y-
Yoshi
-(e)ng
English manor
-(e)ng
English manor
4
bathroom
4
bathroom
Pinyin
ying4
•
yìng
Meaning
Primary
hard
Mnemonic
Updated October 8, 2026
[y-] Yoshi
is in the
[4] bathroom
of the
[-(e)ng] English manor
where a
更 tumbleweed
has rolled through one of the fountains and turned to
石 stone
on the marble floor. Yoshi pokes it with his tongue and it will not budge: it is
硬 hard
.
Same Pronunciation
yìng
映
to reflect
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Found In Words
yìngjiàn
硬件
hardware
jiāngyìng
僵硬
stiff
yìngbì
硬幣
coin
shēnglāyìngzhuài
生拉硬拽
to forcibly drag
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