迎 yíng welcome
welcome; to receive
How to remember 迎: 辶 road + 卬 look up = welcome. Coming home up the road after a year abroad, the soldier looks up at his house and gets a warm welcome from his whole cheering family.
Component breakdown
迎 = 辶 road + 卬 look up
- 辶 road
- 卬 look up
Coming home up the road after a year abroad, the soldier looks up at his house and gets a warm welcome from his whole cheering family.
How it is used
- To welcome or receive someone - bound in 欢迎 (huānyíng, welcome) and 迎接 (yíngjiē, to go meet/greet arriving guests).
- 迎接 implies physically going out to receive an arrival: 到机场迎接客人 (dào jīchǎng yíngjiē kèrén) go to the airport to meet the guests.
- 迎面 (yíngmiàn) means head-on/coming toward you - 迎面走来一个人 (yíngmiàn zǒulái yí ge rén) someone came walking straight toward us.
- Note the sense flip in 迎合 (yínghé, to pander to/cater to), which carries a negative flavor of currying favor.
Words with 迎
Example sentences
- 欢迎光临！ huānyíngguānglín!Welcome!
- 我受到了热烈的欢迎。 Wǒ shòudàole rèliè de huānyíng.I received a warm welcome.