Usage of the character 穎
yǐng
颖
[穎]
- head of grain
- husk
- tip
- point
- clever
- gifted
- outstanding
xīnyǐng
新颖
[新穎]
- lit. new bud
- fig. new and original
Wáng Yǐng
王颖
[王穎]
- Wayne Wang (1949-), Chinese US film director
yǐngwù
颖悟
[穎悟]
- intelligent
- bright
yǐngguǒ
颖果
[穎果]
- (botany) caryopsis
yǐngyì
颖异
[穎異]
- highly intelligent
- original and unique
cōngyǐng
聪颖
[聰穎]
- smart; intelligent
Dèng Yǐngchāo
邓颖超
[鄧穎超]
- Deng Yingchao (1904-1992), Chinese communist leader, wife of Zhou Enlai 周恩來／周恩来
Guān Yǐngshān
关颖珊
[關穎珊]
- Michelle Kwan (1980-), former American figure skater, Olympic medalist
Kǒng Yǐngdá
孔颖达
[孔穎達]
- Kong Yingda (574-648), Confucian scholar
tuōyǐng'érchū
脱颖而出
[脫穎而出]
- to reveal one's talent (idiom)
- to rise above others; to distinguish oneself