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Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
鷹 心 ⿸⿸广⿰⺅隹心
Mandarin
ying1, ying4
English
Definitions
to answer; surname; ought; to respond; should; must; ought to
Mnemonic
To think 心 and act like a falcon 鷹 that serves its master
Etymology
Notes
Originally the same as 鷹; heart radical 心 was added to emphasize thinking