营 yíng camp
camp; barracks; army; to run; to manage
How to remember 营: 艹 grass + 冖 cover + 吕 two rooms = camp. The scouts pitch their tent on the grass, pull the rain cover over its two rooms and proudly call it their camp.
Component breakdown
营 = 𫇦 + 吕 two rooms
- 𫇦
- 艹 grass
- 冖 cover
- 吕 two rooms
The scouts pitch their tent on the grass, pull the rain cover over its two rooms and proudly call it their camp.
How it is used
- 营 covers two related senses: a military/scout camp, and to run or manage (a business or operation).
- 经营 jīngyíng (to run a business) and 营业 yíngyè (to be open for business - 营业时间 yíngyè shíjiān business hours) are everyday commercial terms.
- 营养 yíngyǎng (nutrition) is unrelated in meaning but very high frequency: 有营养 (yǒu yíngyǎng) - nutritious.
- 夏令营 xiàlìngyíng (summer camp) keeps the original 'camp' sense, while 运营 yùnyíng (to operate) is the more corporate/technical cousin of 经营.
Words with 营
- 经营jīngyíngto engage in (business etc)HSK 5
- 营业yíngyèto do businessHSK 5
- 营养yíngyǎngnutritionHSK 5
- 夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer campHSK 6
- 运营yùnyíngto be in operationHSK 6
- 民营mínyíngprivately runHSK 9
- 私营sīyíngprivately-ownedHSK 9
- 营利yínglìfor profitHSK 9
- 营救yíngjiùto rescueHSK 9
- 营造yíngzàoto build (housing)HSK 9
- 营销yíngxiāomarketingHSK 9
- 阵营zhènyínggroup of peopleHSK 9
- 露营lùyíngto camp outHSK 9
Example sentences
- 现场的营救工作很困难。 Xiànchǎng de yíngjiù gōngzuò hěn kùnnan.On-the-scene rescue work is very difficult.