yǐng

head of grain

husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding

grain (禾) + tip-marker (匕) + head (页) = the brilliant tip of the grain

禾 anchors the meaning in grain, and 页 (head) extends it to the tip of the grain stalk — the most prized, outstanding part. 匕 contributes the sound yǐng rather than meaning.

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这个孩子聪过人,学什么都很快。

zhè ge hái zi cōng yǐng guò rén, xué shén me dōu hěn kuài。

This child is exceptionally clever, learning whatever comes along very quickly.

她自幼悟,老师们都对她赞不绝口。

tā zì yòu yǐng wù, lǎo shī men dōu duì tā zàn bù jué kǒu。

She was gifted and quick-witted from a young age, and her teachers praised her endlessly.

Words with 颖

邓颖超

dèng yǐng chāo

Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來|周恩来

关颖珊

guān yǐng shān

Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist

孔颖达

kǒng yǐng dá

Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar

新颖

xīn yǐng

lit. new bud

王颖

wáng yǐng

Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director

颖悟

yǐng wù

intelligent

颖果

yǐng guǒ

(botany) caryopsis

颖异

yǐng yì

highly intelligent

聪颖

cōng yǐng

smart; intelligent

脱颖而出

tuō yǐng ér chū

to reveal one's talent (idiom)

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