懂中文 Dong Chinese

莺

yīng

oriole

Simplified form of 鶯. Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 𤇾 represents the sound.

Components
𤇾 sound,simplified component

𤇾  Sound Simplified component

yìng

  

glimmer

鸟 meaning component

鸟  Meaning component

niǎo, diǎo

  

bird

Evolution

莺 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
莺 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
莺 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

莺 (鶯) 

yīng

oriole, green finch; Sylvia species (various); oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

莺 (鸎) 

yīng

variant of 鶯|莺[yīng]

Most common words with 莺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

夜莺

nightingale

莺

oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers

黄莺

black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis)

柳莺

willow warbler

莺歌燕舞

prosperity abounds (idiom)