Chinese surname · rank 198
应
应 is read as yīng.
Pinyin
yīng
Script forms
Simplified 应 · Traditional 應
Basic meaning
should, ought to, must
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Zhou state-name tradition, 1046-256 BCE
Place: Ancient Ying state-name tradition in the Zhou state layer.
Origin note
Ying is commonly explained as a state-name surname from ancient Ying. The page should keep the surname reading and origin separate from the ordinary verb meaning 'respond'.
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