Usage of the character 英

Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍／新四军 ( Xīnsìjūn), killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事變／皖南事变 ( Wǎnnán Shìbiàn)

Yīngdūn

英吨

[英噸]

tonne
imperial or US tonne, equal to 2240 pounds or 1.016 metric tons

Dàyīng

大英

[大英]

Daying county in Suining 遂寧／遂宁 ( Suìníng), Sichuan
Great Britain

Zhōng Yīng

中英

[中英]

Sino-British
Chinese-English

yīngzhōng

英中

[英中]

(Hong Kong) secondary school that uses English as a medium of instruction ("EMI school")

Yīngwén

英文

[英文]

English (language)

yīngmíng

英明

[英明]

wise
brilliant

yīngwǔ

英武

[英武]

soldierly
martial (appearance)

yīngliè

英烈

[英烈]

hero
martyr
heroic
valiant
heroic deeds

yīngyǒng

英勇

[英勇]

heroic
gallant
valiant

yīngfǎ

英法

[英法]

Anglo-French

Měi Yīng

美英

[美英]

US and UK
Anglo-American

yīngjùn

英俊

[英俊]

handsome

Xiùyīng

秀英

[秀英]

Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市 ( Hǎikǒushì), Hainan

Yīngxún

英寻

[英尋]

fathom (1.83 meters)

shíyīng

石英

[石英]

quartz

yīngdàn

英石

[英石]

stone (British unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (about 6.3 kilograms))

Yīngbàng

英镑

[英鎊]

pound sterling

jīngyīng

精英

[精英]

cream
elite
essence
quintessence

yīngnián

英年

[英年]

the prime of one's life
youthful years

fǎn Yīng

反英

[反英]

anti-English

yīngmǔ

英亩

[英畝]

acre

yúnyīng

云英

[雲英]

muscovite, mica (used in TCM)

Yīngliǎng

英两

[英兩]

British imperial ounce (old)

yīngzī

英姿

[英姿]

heroic bearing
dashing figure

jīngyīng

菁英

[菁英]

elite

gàoyīngshā

锆英砂

[鋯英砂]

zircon sand (zirconium ore)

Luó Jiāyīng

罗家英

[羅家英]

Law Kar-Ying (1946-), Hong Kong actor

qúnyīnghuì

群英会

[群英會]

distinguished gathering
a meeting of heroes

Yīnggélán

英格兰

[英格蘭]

England

Yīngchāosài

英超赛

[英超賽]

England premier soccer league

Yīngdài'ěr

英代尔

[英代爾]

Intel

Yīngtè'ěr

英特尔

[英特爾]

Intel

Yīngfēilíng

英飞凌

[英飛凌]

Infineon (electronics company)

shíyīngmài

石英脉

[石英脈]

quartz vein

Sòng Zǔyīng

宋祖英

[宋祖英]

Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer

Xiùyīngqū

秀英区

[秀英區]

Xiuying district of Haikou city 海口市 ( Hǎikǒushì), Hainan

Yīngyǔjiǎo

英语角

[英語角]

English corner
spoken English practice group

Yīnglúnqiāng

英伦腔

[英倫腔]

British accent

Yīngshānxiàn

英山县

[英山縣]

Yingshan county in Huanggang 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), Hubei

Liáng Zhènyīng

梁振英

[梁振英]

Leung Chun-ying (1954-), 3rd Chief Executive of Hong Kong

Féng Déyīng

冯德英

[馮德英]

Feng Deying (1935-), socialist realist novelist, author of Bitter cauliflower 苦菜花 (kǔcàihuā) (1954)

Mǎ Yīngjiǔ

马英九

[馬英九]

Ma Ying-jeou (1950-), Taiwanese Kuomintang politician, Mayor of Taipei 1998-2006, president of Republic of China 2008-2016

Yīngyǔrè

英语热

[英語熱]

English language fan
enthusiasm for English

zǐyúnyīng

紫云英

[紫雲英]

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

Yīngjílì

英吉利

[英吉利]

England (historical loan, from English)

zǐshíyīng

紫石英

[紫石英]

amethyst

hǎiluòyīng

海洛英

[海洛英]

heroin (narcotic) (loanword)

Yīngtèwǎng

英特网

[英特網]

variant of 因特網／因特网 ( Yīntèwǎng), Internet

Yīngliánbāng

英联邦

[英聯邦]

British Commonwealth of Nations

Yīngguóguǎn

英国管

[英國管]

English horn

yīngxiānbì

英仙臂

[英仙臂]

Perseus spiral arm (of our galaxy)

shíyīngzhōng

石英钟

[石英鐘]

quartz clock

èrèyīng

二恶英

[二惡英]

dioxin

Huò Yīngdōng

霍英东

[霍英東]

Henry Ying-tung Fok (1913-2006), Hong Kong tycoon with close PRC connections

Yīngxiānzuò

英仙座

[英仙座]

Perseus (constellation)

Lǐ Yīngrú

李英儒

[李英儒]

Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists

Mù Guìyīng

穆桂英

[穆桂英]

Mu Guiying, female warrior and heroine of the Yang Saga 楊家將／杨家将

Dàyīngxiàn

大英县

[大英縣]

Daying county in Suining 遂寧／遂宁 ( Suìníng), Sichuan

Yīngyǔxì

英语系

[英語系]

anglophone
English department

yīngxióngshì

英雄式

[英雄式]

heroic

fǎnyīngxióng

反英雄

[反英雄]

antihero

púgōngyīng

蒲公英

[蒲公英]

dandelion (Taraxacum mongolicum)

Yīngjíshā

英吉沙

[英吉沙]

Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Cài Yīngwén

蔡英文

[蔡英文]

Tsai Ing-wen (1956-), Taiwanese DPP politician, president of the Republic of China from 2016

Lí Zhì Yīng

黎智英

[黎智英]

Lai Chee-ying, aka Jimmy Lai (1947-), Hong Kong media tycoon, prominent critic of the CCP and supporter of the pro-democracy camp 民主派 ( Minzhupái)

Yīngwěidá

英伟达

[英偉達]

NVIDIA, computer graphics card company

Yīngguórén

英国人

[英國人]

British person; British people

Yīngdé Shì

英德市

[英德市]

Yingde, city in Guangdong

Tán Fùyīng

谭富英

[譚富英]

Tan Fuying (1906-1977), Beijing opera star, one of the Four great beards 四大鬚生／四大须生

èrèyīng

二𫫇英

[二噁英]

dioxin

yīngyǒngxīshēng

英勇牺牲

[英勇犧牲]

to heroically sacrifice one's life

dúdǎnyīngxióng

独胆英雄

[獨膽英雄]

bold and courageous hero (idiom)

yīngniánzǎoshì

英年早逝

[英年早逝]

to die an untimely death (idiom)
to be cut off in one's prime

wúmíngyīngxióng

无名英雄

[無名英雄]

unnamed hero

Báigōng Qúnyīng

白宫群英

[白宮群英]

The West Wing (US TV series)

yīngxióngjiùměi

英雄救美

[英雄救美]

heroic rescue of a damsel in distress

Yīng Hànduìyì

英汉对译

[英漢對譯]

English-Chinese parallel text

gūdǎnyīngxióng

孤胆英雄

[孤膽英雄]

solitary hero
maverick

píngfāngyīngchǐ

平方英尺

[平方英尺]

square foot (unit of area equal to 0.093 m²)

Zhōngshì Yīngyǔ

中式英语

[中式英語]

Chinglish

mínzúyīngxióng

民族英雄

[民族英雄]

national hero

Xīn Yīnggélán

新英格兰

[新英格蘭]

New England

Zhōng Yīngduìzhào

中英对照

[中英對照]

Chinese English parallel texts

Yīnglún Sāndǎo

英伦三岛

[英倫三島]

British Isles

Yīngyǔjiāoxué

英语教学

[英語教學]

English Language Teaching (ELT)
studying and teaching English

yīngxiónghǎohàn

英雄好汉

[英雄好漢]

heroes

Gǎng Yīngzhèngfǔ

港英政府

[港英政府]

British colonial administration of Hong Kong 1837-1941 and 1945-1997

Wényuàn Yīnghuá

文苑英华

[文苑英華]

Finest Blossoms in the Garden of Literature, Song dynasty collection of poetry, odes, songs and writings compiled during 982-986 under Li Fang 李昉 ( Lǐ Fǎng), Xu Xuan 徐鉉／徐铉 ( Xú Xuàn), Song Bai 宋白 ( Sòng Bái) and Su Yijian 蘇易簡／苏易简 ( Sū Yìjiǎn), 1000 scrolls

Dōngtiáo Yīngjī

东条英机

[東條英機]

Tojo Hideki (1884-1948), Japanese military leader hanged as war criminal in 1948

hányīngjǔhuá

含英咀华

[含英咀華]

to savor fine writing (idiom)

Dàyīng Dìguó

大英帝国

[大英帝國]

British Empire

gǎn Yīngchāo Měi

赶英超美

[趕英超美]

to catch up with England and surpass the USA (economic goal)

Quánmín Yīngjiǎn

全民英检

[全民英檢]

General English Proficiency Test (GEPT), commissioned by Taiwan's Ministry of Education in 1999

tiāndùyīngcái

天妒英才

[天妒英才]

heaven is jealous of heroic genius (idiom); the great have great hardship to contend with
those whom the Gods love die young

Rì Yīngliánjūn

日英联军

[日英聯軍]

Anglo-Japanese allied army (intervention during Russian revolution and civil war 1917-1922)

Zǐshíyīng Hào

紫石英号

[紫石英號]

HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy corvette involved in a 1949 gunfight with the PLA on the Changjiang

yīngzīsàshuǎng

英姿飒爽

[英姿颯爽]

(of a person) valiant and formidable-looking
to carry oneself tall

Hàn Yīnghùyì

汉英互译

[漢英互譯]

Chinese and English two-way translation

Yīnglúnfēnggé

英伦风格

[英倫風格]

British style (fashion)

Yīngxióng Liánméng

英雄联盟

[英雄聯盟]

League of Legends (video game)

Yīngjíshāxiàn

英吉沙县

[英吉沙縣]

Yéngisar nahiyisi (Yengisar county) in Kashgar prefecture 喀什地區／喀什地区 ( Kāshídìqū), west Xinjiang

Dàyīng Guóxié

大英国协

[大英國協]

British Commonwealth of Nations (Tw)

yīngmíngguǒduàn

英明果断

[英明果斷]

wise and resolute

Yīngguóshíyóu

英国石油

[英國石油]

British Petroleum, BP

Yángjīngbāng Yīngyǔ

洋泾浜英语

[洋涇浜英語]

pidgin English

Yīnggélán Yínháng

英格兰银行

[英格蘭銀行]

Bank of England

Ernü Yīngxióng Zhuàn

儿女英雄传

[兒女英雄傳]

The Gallant Maid, novel by Manchu-born Qing dynasty writer 文康 ( Wén Kāng)

Yīngjílì Hǎixiá

英吉利海峡

[英吉利海峽]

English Channel

shíshìzàoyīngxióng

时势造英雄

[時勢造英雄]

Time makes the man (idiom). The trend of events brings forth the hero.

Yīngliánhéwángguó

英联合王国

[英聯合王國]

United Kingdom

Zhōng Yīngwénduìzhào

中英文对照

[中英文對照]

Chinese-English parallel texts

shíyīnglǔsùdēng

石英卤素灯

[石英鹵素燈]

quartz halogen lamp

Dàyīng Bówùguǎn

大英博物馆

[大英博物館]

British Museum

Yīngdígé Jiǔdiàn

英迪格酒店

[英迪格酒店]

Hotel Indigo (brand)

Yīngshìgǎnlǎnqiú

英式橄榄球

[英式橄欖球]

rugby

Shè Diāo Yīngxióng Zhuàn

射雕英雄传

[射鵰英雄傳]

Legend of the Condor Heroes, wuxia (武俠／武侠 (wǔxiá), martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸 ( Jīn Yōng) and its screen adaptations

Dàyīng Liánhé Wángguó

大英联合王国

[大英聯合王國]

United Kingdom

Yīngguó Guǎngbō Gōngsī

英国广播公司

[英國廣播公司]

British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC

Yīngshǔ Gēlúnbǐyà

英属哥伦比亚

[英屬哥倫比亞]

British Columbia, Pacific province of Canada

Yīngguó Huángjiā Xuéhuì

英国皇家学会

[英國皇家學會]

Royal Society

Yīngguó Diànxùn Gōngsī

英国电讯公司

[英國電訊公司]

British telecom
BT

Yīngguó Guǎngbō Diàntái

英国广播电台

[英國廣播電台]

British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC

Yīngguóshíyóugōngsī

英国石油公司

[英國石油公司]

British Petroleum, BP

yīngxióngsuǒjiànlüètóng

英雄所见略同

[英雄所見略同]

lit. heroes usually agree (idiom); Great minds think alike.

Yīngguó Wénhuà Xiéhuì

英国文化协会

[英國文化協會]

British Council

Rénmín Yīngxióng Jìniànbēi

人民英雄纪念碑

[人民英雄紀念碑]

Monument to the People's Heroes, at Tiananmen Square

yīngxióngnánguòměirénguān

英雄难过美人关

[英雄難過美人關]

even heroes have a weakness for the charms of a beautiful woman (idiom)

yīngxióngwúyòngwǔzhīdì

英雄无用武之地

[英雄無用武之地]

a hero with no chance of using his might
to have no opportunity to display one's talents

Liáng Shānbóyǔ Zhù Yīngtái

梁山伯与祝英台

[梁山伯與祝英台]

The Butterfly Lovers, Chinese folktale of the tragic love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

Yīngshǔ Wéi'ěrjīng Qúndǎo

英属维尔京群岛

[英屬維爾京群島]

British Virgin Islands

Yīngguó Gōngchéng Jìshù Xuéhuì

英国工程技术学会

[英國工程技術學會]

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)

lǎoziyīngxióng'érhǎohàn,lǎozifǎndòng'érhúndàn

老子英雄儿好汉，老子反动儿混蛋

[老子英雄兒好漢，老子反動兒混蛋]

If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan)
fig. like father, like son