颍

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surname Ying; river in Henan and Anhui

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

water

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Word	Pinyin	Meaning
颍上县	Yǐng shàng Xiàn	Yingshang, a county in Fuyang City 阜陽市\|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
颍东区	Yǐng dōng Qū	Yingdong, a district of Fuyang City 阜陽市\|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
颍州区	Yǐng zhōu Qū	Yingzhou, a district of Fuyang City 阜陽市\|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
临颍县	Lín yǐng Xiàn	Linying, a county in Luohe City 漯河市[Luo4 he2 Shi4], Henan
颍泉区	Yǐng quán Qū	Yingquan, a district of Fuyang City 阜陽市\|阜阳市[Fu4 yang2 Shi4], Anhui
颍上	Yǐng shàng	see 潁上縣\|颍上县[Ying3 shang4 Xian4]
颍东	Yǐng dōng	see 潁東區\|颍东区[Ying3 dong1 Qu1]
颍州	Yǐng zhōu	see 潁州區\|颍州区[Ying3 zhou1 Qu1]
临颍	Lín yǐng	see 臨潁縣\|临颍县[Lin2 ying3 Xian4]
颍泉	Yǐng quán	see 潁泉區\|颍泉区[Ying3 quan2 Qu1]