永
forever; always; perpetual
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #685 U+6C38
How 永 is formed
How to remember it
eternity · Heisig RSH #138
水 water + a drop of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 永 as their sound component
These characters all use 永 (yǒng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永 sound component | yǒng | long; perpetual, eternal; forever |
| 泳 | yǒng | to swim, to dive |
| 咏 | yǒng | to sing, to hum, to chant |
Words containing 永
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 永安市 | Yǒng ān Shì | Yong'an, a county-level city in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian |
| 永动机 | yǒng dòng jī | perpetual motion machine |
| 永平县 | Yǒng píng Xiàn | Yongping, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zho… |
| 永德县 | Yǒng dé Xiàn | Yongde, a county in Lincang City 臨滄市|临沧市[Lin2 cang1 Shi4], Yunnan |
| 永新县 | Yǒng xīn Xiàn | Yongxin, a county in Ji'an City 吉安市[Ji2 an1 Shi4], Jiangxi |
| 永城市 | Yǒng chéng Shì | Yongcheng, a county-level city in Shangqiu City 商丘市[Shang1 qiu1 Shi4], Henan |
| 永定区 | Yǒng dìng Qū | Yongding, a district of Zhangjiajie City 張家界市|张家界市[Zhang1 jia1 jie4 Shi4], Hunan; Yongding… |
| 金永南 | Jīn Yǒng nán | Kim Yong-nam (1928-), North Korean politician, foreign minister 1983-1998, president of th… |
| 永无宁日 | yǒng wú níng rì | (in such circumstances) there will be no peace; one can never breathe easy |
| 江永县 | Jiāng yǒng Xiàn | Jiangyong, a county in Yongzhou City 永州市[Yong3 zhou1 Shi4], Hunan |
| 永州市 | Yǒng zhōu Shì | Yongzhou, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省[Hu2 nan2 Sheng3] |
| 永年区 | Yǒng nián Qū | Yongnian, a district of Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei |
| 永和县 | Yǒng hé Xiàn | Yonghe, a county in Linfen City 臨汾市|临汾市[Lin2 fen2 Shi4], Shanxi |
| 永和市 | Yǒng hé shì | Yonghe or Yungho city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan |
| 永定门 | Yǒng dìng mén | Yongdingmen, front gate of the outer section of Beijing's old city wall, torn down in the … |
| 永清县 | Yǒng qīng Xiàn | Yongqing, a county in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2 fang2 Shi4], Hebei |
| 永定河 | Yǒng dìng Hé | Yongding River, the largest river flowing through Beijing |
| 永宁县 | Yǒng níng Xiàn | Yongning, a county in Yinchuan City 銀川市|银川市[Yin2 chuan1 Shi4], Ningxia |
| 永不 | yǒng bù | never; will never |
| 王永民 | Wáng Yǒng mín | Wang Yongmin (1943-), inventor of the five stroke input method 五筆輸入法|五笔输入法[wu3 bi3 shu1 ru… |