Chinese Character: 营 (yíng - Operate / Camp)
1. Character Basics (基本信息)
Radical: 艹 (Grass radical)
Stroke Count: 11
Character Decomposition: 艹 + 冖 + 口 + 双 “人” (The grass radical on top, followed by a canopy-like radical, a mouth, and two person radicals, symbolizing people working together under a certain framework.)
Stroke Order:
2. Pronunciation (发音)
Pinyin: yíng (Second tone)
3. Meaning (含义)
营 has multiple meanings, mainly including to operate, to manage, to set up a camp, and to seek. (营有多种含义，主要包括经营、管理、设立营地、谋求等。)
4. Common Words (常用词汇)
- 营养 (yíng yǎng) - Nutrition
- 经营 (jīng yíng) - Manage / Operate
- 军营 (jūn yíng) - Military camp
5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)
营可以用作动词，例如“经营生意”；也可以作为名词的一部分，如“营养”。)
6. Cultural Background (文化背景)
In Chinese culture, the concept of 营 is related to activities of production, management, and military organization. For example, ancient military camps played an important role in defending the country. (在中国文化中，营的概念与生产、经营和军事组织活动相关。例如，古代的军营在保卫国家方面发挥了重要作用。)
7. Example Sentence (例句)
他努力经营着自己的公司。(Tā nǔ lì jīng yíng zhe zì jǐ de gōng sī.) - He works hard to manage his own company.
8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)
You can think of 营 as people working together under a framework (represented by 冖), and the grass radical 艹 might imply an environment. So, it's like people operating or setting up a camp in a certain environment. (你可以把营想象成人们在一个框架（由冖表示）下共同工作，草字头艹可能暗示一种环境。所以，就像是人们在特定环境中经营或设立营地。)