嘤 Stroke Order

嘤 (yīng) 1. [Onomatopoeia] An onomatopoeic word describing the sound of birds chirping or low, fine sounds. 2. [Subtle Crying] To call out softly or to weep quietly. 3. [Low Crying] To sob gently. 4. [Bird Calling] The call of a bird, metaphorically referring to searching for like-minded friends, as in “嘤嘤相召”. 5. [Variant Form] (嚶) 嘤 (yīng) 【Base Meaning】: Sound of birds chirping. 【Character Formation】: Phono-semantic compound. The first part is related to the mouth (口), and the second part relates to the sound of a baby (婴). It forms the reduplicated word “嘤嘤”. 1. [Same Meaning] The original meaning (chirp). [References] 1. "Shuo Wen": 嘤 means bird sound. 2. "Poem - Xiao Ya - Famu": The chirping of birds is described as 嘤嘤. 3. "Chu Ci - Dao Luan": The mountain jays chirp 嘤嘤. 4. "Yiweng Lei Ju": Good birds sing together, creating the rhythm of 嘤嘤. [Examples] E.g., 嘤呦 (bird chirping); 嘤鸟 (birds harmonizing in song); 嘤声 (the sound of birds singing together). 2. [Choking Emotion] To choke or sob; often implying weeping or sniffling. [References] 1. Han - Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases": Those who crave water, their pulse must be weak, they emit a 嘤 sound, and their throat is blocked. [Examples] E.g., 嘤噯 (crying); 嘤唔 (a weak and sorrowful sound).