婴 yīng baby
baby; infant
How to remember 婴: 贝 sea shell + 贝 sea shell + 女 woman = baby. One sea shell, then another sea shell, goes onto the string as the young woman on the beach makes a tiny necklace for her baby.
Component breakdown
婴 = 𲂻 + 女 woman
- 𲂻
- 贝 sea shell
- 贝 sea shell
- 女 woman
One sea shell, then another sea shell, goes onto the string as the young woman on the beach makes a tiny necklace for her baby.
How it is used
- Bound morpheme 'infant' - 婴儿 (yīng'ér) baby/newborn, 女婴 (nǚyīng) baby girl, 弃婴 (qìyīng) abandoned infant.
- More formal/precise than colloquial 娃娃 (wáwa); 婴儿 is the clinical term (0-1 year). Note liaison: 婴儿 is pronounced yīng'ér.
Words with 婴
Example sentences
- 妈妈用毛巾把婴儿裹起来。 Māma yòng máojīn bǎ yīng'ér guǒ qǐlái.The mother wraps the baby in the towel.