HSK 6 · Adjectives

永恒 yǒnghéng “eternal” in Chinese

Traditional 永恆

What 永恒 means

  1. eternal
  2. everlasting

How to say 永恒

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale永yǒng3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale恒héng2nd tone, rising

永恒 in a sentence

  1. 凡美的事物就是永恒的喜悦。

    Fán měi de shìwù jiù shì yǒnghéng de xǐyuè.

    A thing of beauty is a joy forever.

    Sentence #8889268 from Tatoeba

  2. 这些无限空间的永恒沉默使我恐惧。

    Zhèxiē wúxiàn kōngjiān de yǒnghéng chénmò shǐ wǒ kǒngjù.

    The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

    Sentence #340097 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

How 永恒 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 永 (yǒng) drawn as one shape
永yǒngforever

永 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 恒 (héng) with each of its parts in a different colour
恒héngpermanent
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīn
  • 亘to extend across · gèn

How to write 永恒

永 5 strokes · 恒 9 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

永恒 (yǒnghéng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 永恒 (yǒnghéng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 永恒

Words with 永

永远yǒngyuǎn · forever

More words: Adjectives

英明yīngmíng · wise英勇yīngyǒng · heroic隐约yǐnyuē · faint一丝不苟yìsībùgǒu · meticulous庸俗yōngsú · vulgar踊跃yǒngyuè · eager有条不紊yǒutiáobùwěn · orderly优异yōuyì · outstanding

FAQs

永恒 (yǒnghéng) means “eternal” or “everlasting”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yǒnghéng: yǒng with a 3rd tone, then héng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 永恒 is written 永恆. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yongheng with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 永恒 from the suggestions. Typing yongheng into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
永恒 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.