颖
yǐng HSK7

rice tassel

颖 (穎) yǐng
gifted adjective
having exceptional intelligence, talent, or being outstanding

这孩子从小就聪颖过人。

zhè hái​zi cóng xiǎo jiù cōng yǐng guò​rén.

This child has been exceptionally bright since childhood.

grain head proper name
the head of a grain plant or the husk of a seed

禾颖在秋风中轻轻摇曳。

hé​yǐng zài qiū​fēng zhōng qīng​qīng yáo​yè.

The grain ears swayed gently in the autumn wind.

tip idiom
the sharp point or tip of an object, such as an awl or a writing brush

他在比赛中脱颖而出，取得了第一名。

tā zài bǐ​sài zhōng tuō​yǐng'ér​chū, qǔ​dé le dì​yī míng.

He stood out in the competition and won first place.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,514th most common 18.9 per million
Movie subtitles
2,906th most common 4.01 per million appears in 2% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
0.390 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
6.88 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Traditional
穎
Strokes
13
Unicode
U+9896

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)