嬴 (yíng) — a surname, notably that of Qin Shihuang (the First Emperor of China)
Definition
嬴 (Yíng) is an ancient surname best known as the family name of Qin Shihuang (Yíng Zhèng 嬴政), the First Emperor. It appears almost only in historical references to the Qin ruling house.
noun
a surnamenotably that of Qin Shihuang (the First Emperor of China)
Easily confused
- 赢yínglook-aliketo win (a competition, game, etc.)
- 营yíngsound-alike(military) battalion
- 羸léilook-alike(bound form) thin and weak; emaciated
- 迎yíngsound-aliketo welcome, to greet
- 蝇yíngsound-alikefly (insect; bound form, occurs only in compounds like 苍蝇, 蝇子)
- 萤yíngsound-alikefirefly (bound form; appears in compounds such as 萤火虫)
Examples
- 嬴。yíng Zhèng shì zhōng guó dì yī gè huáng dì.Ying Zheng was the first emperor of China.
- 嬴。Qín cháo de huáng zú xìng yíng.The imperial clan of the Qin dynasty had the surname Ying.
- 嬴。Hěn duō rén zhī dào yíng zhèng tǒng yī le liù guó.Many people know that Ying Zheng unified the six states.
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