00525 Chinese character of 營 and pronounce jing4

The Chinese character【營】that I will teach you this time is a word that describes a place or an action. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Camp or operate. Explanation: (1) An area where troops are stationed. Such as: “military camp”, “barracks”. (2) Organizational units of the military. For example: “Infantry Battalion”, “Engineer Battalion”. (3) Names of organizations that organize some activities. Such as: “camping”, “summer camp”, “battle camp”. (4) Planning and management. Such as: “management”, “operation”, “business”, “public enterprise”. (5) Seek. Such as: “to seek”, “to seek”, “to make a living”, “to make a profit”. (6) Nutrition: nutrients contained in food.

Below, you can see how this Chinese character is pronounced.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【營】:yíng

Cantonese Jyutping of 【營】:jing4

Here’s a brief introduction to the basic aspects of the character 【營】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【營】, for example:Describing a place or action , It means mainly a camp or operation.The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【營】is a fundamental term that integrates with others to create meaningful expressions, such as【營地、經營】(Mandarin Pinyin:yíng dì 、jīng yíng/ Cantonese Jyutping:jing4 dei6 、ging1 jing4)

The number of strokes required for this character is 17 ,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This sentence highlights one way to use this character.:


他們在森林裡搭建了一個臨時營地。

They set up a makeshift camp in the forest.


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