You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Ying (譻) Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 1185, Entry 01 Pronounced ying. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it denotes a sound. According to the Guangya, it denotes the act of chirping or calling. From the Biography of Zhang Heng in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): The sound of the jade bells on the carriage is ying-ying. Commentary: It denotes a sound. Also used in personal names. The name Yu-ying appears in the Table of Imperial Clan in the History of Song (Songshi). According to the Zihui, it is interchangeable with the character meaning a bird chirping (ying).