莹 (yíng) is a Chinese character meaning “lustrous and translucent, like jade”. It is written from 艹 (grass / plant radical) and 冖 (cover) and 玉 (jade), and takes 10 strokes.
Build the character for “lustrous; jade-like”
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Structure
艹 + 冖 + 玉
Top–middle–bottom structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke order (艹3 + 冖2 + 玉5 = 10)
Memory aid
A piece of jade (玉) kept under a cover (冖), with grass (艹) on top. Lift the cover and the jade still gleams — clear and bright. That lustre is 莹.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 晶莹jīng yíngsparkling and translucent; glistening莹 = yíng
- 晶莹剔透jīng yíng tī tòucrystal-clear; sparkling and transparent莹 = yíng
Go deeper
All readings
lustrous; jade-like
lustrous and translucent, like jade; a jade-like stone
光洁透明，像玉一样；也指似玉的美石。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 晶莹jīng yíngsparkling and translucent; glistening莹 = yíng
- 晶莹剔透jīng yíng tī tòucrystal-clear; sparkling and transparent莹 = yíng
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 莹 mean?
莹 (yíng) means lustrous and translucent, like jade; a jade-like stone.
How do you pronounce 莹?
It is pronounced yíng.
What parts is 莹 made of?
艹 (grass / plant radical) and 冖 (cover) and 玉 (jade). The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition checked against hanzi-writer-data stroke order (艹3 + 冖2 + 玉5 = 10). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 莹 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 莹?
艹. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 莹?
Common ones are 晶莹 and 晶莹剔透. The reading of 莹 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.