营 yíng camp
camp; barracks; army; to run; to manage
怎么记住“营”: 艹 grass + 冖 cover + 吕 two rooms = camp. The scouts pitch their tent on the grass, pull the rain cover over its two rooms and proudly call it their camp.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
营 = 𫇦 glow + 吕 two rooms
- 𫇦 glow sound
- 艹 grass
- 冖 cover
- 吕 two rooms meaning
The scouts pitch their tent on the grass, pull the rain cover over its two rooms and proudly call it their camp.
How it came to be
The two rooms, short for a palace, give the meaning, and the glowing top gives the sound.
用法
- 营 covers two related senses: a military/scout camp, and to run or manage (a business or operation).
- 经营 jīngyíng (to run a business) and 营业 yíngyè (to be open for business: 营业时间 yíngyè shíjiān business hours) are everyday commercial terms.
- 营养 yíngyǎng (nutrition) is unrelated in meaning but very high frequency: 有营养 (yǒu yíngyǎng), nutritious.
- 夏令营 xiàlìngyíng (summer camp) keeps the original 'camp' sense, while 运营 yùnyíng (to operate) is the more corporate/technical cousin of 经营.
含“营”的词语
- 经营jīngyíngto engage in (business etc)HSK 5
- 营业yíngyèto do businessHSK 5
- 营养yíngyǎngnutritionHSK 5
- 夏令营xiàlìngyíngsummer campHSK 6
- 运营yùnyíngto be in operationHSK 6
- 民营mínyíngprivately runHSK 9
- 私营sīyíngprivately-ownedHSK 9
- 营利yínglìfor profitHSK 9
- 营救yíngjiùto rescueHSK 9
- 营造yíngzàoto build (housing)HSK 9
- 营销yíngxiāomarketingHSK 9
- 阵营zhènyínggroup of peopleHSK 9
- 露营lùyíngto camp outHSK 9
例句
- 现场的营救工作很困难。 Xiànchǎng de yíngjiù gōngzuò hěn kùnnan.On-the-scene rescue work is very difficult.