Pronunciation:
yīng/yìng Meaning:
yīng: should, ought to
yìng: to respond to, to answer, to comply withEtymology:
Hearts 心 of birds flying together 雁. (
associative compound). Simplified character is a special simplification.
Traditional character: 應
Found in:
Han Yu's 左迁至蓝关示侄孙湘Li ShangYin's 无题Word of the day on: 07.31.08