How to write 永

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Meaning of 永

Pinyin yǒng

Radical

水

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永 [yǒng] 1. 水流长。 (Water flows long.) 2. 久远。 (Distant, long time.) 3. 古同“咏”，以诗词等来叙述。 (An ancient term synonymous with "咏", which refers to narrating through poetry and verse.) 4. 同本义 (of stream) 水流长：“江之～矣”。 (With the same primary meaning: Water flows long, as in “the river flows long.”) 5. 久远：～远。～生。 (Long time: 长远, 长生; longevity.) 6. 隽～。～昼（长昼）。～年（整年；长寿）。 (Long-lasting: 分 examples, such as 长昼 (long day) and 长寿 (long life).) 7. 延长。 (To lengthen.) 8. 游泳。“泳”的古字。 (To swim. An ancient form of the character "泳".) 9. 通“咏”。曼声。长吟，歌唱。 (To chant; to sing; to intone—another meaning that relates to recitation.) 10. 永久，永远。 (Permanent; forever.) Example phrases: - 永昼 (long day) - 永生 (long life) - 永思 (longing, eternal remembrance) - 永诀 (long farewell) - 永安 (permanent peace) - 永住 (long-term residence)

永固 yǒng gù

Everlasting

永寿 Yǒng shòu

Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi

永恒 yǒng héng

eternal / everlasting / fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)

永昌 Yǒng chāng

Yongchang county in Jinchang 金昌[Jin1 chang1], Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4] / ancient prefecture in Yunnan 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2], modern Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1]

永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ

eternal glory / will never be forgotten

永远 yǒng yuǎn

forever / eternal

永不 yǒng bù

never / will never

永新 Yǒng xīn

Yongxin county in Ji'an 吉安, Jiangxi

永安 Yǒng ān

Yong'an county level city in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian / Yong'an or Yung'an township in Kaohsiung county 高雄縣|高雄县[Gao1 xiong2 xian4], southwest Taiwan

永平 Yǒng píng

Yongping county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan

永定河 Yǒng dìng Hé

Yongding River to the West of Beijing

永生 yǒng shēng

to live forever / eternal life / all one's life

永宁 Yǒng níng

Yongning county in Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yin2 chuan1], Ningxia

永世 yǒng shì

eternal / forever

永别 yǒng bié

to part forever / eternal parting (i.e. death)

永州 Yǒng zhōu

Yongzhou prefecture level city in Hunan

永兴 Yǒng xīng

Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[Chen1 zhou1], Hunan

永兴岛 yǒng xìng dǎo

Yongxing Island

隽永 juàn yǒng

meaningful / thought-provoking / significant

唐永淑 táng yǒng shū

Tang Yongshu

永久 yǒng jiǔ

everlasting / perpetual / lasting / forever / permanent

永乐 Yǒng lè

Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, Temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]

永诀 yǒng jué