Radical 艹

8 strokes

grass 艹 (218a) + center 央 (401a) = hero 英

This character is also (from its sound) used to mean “england” or “english”. By the way, 美 měi (not in HSK Level a) is the corresponding character for america or the USa.

英语 (68) yīngyǔ English (language)

英文 (25) yīngwén (written) English

[英里 (157) yīnglǐ a mile]

Who’s that standing in the center of the grass? It’s a statue of the english hero, Nelson. / [DIY pronunciation]