迎
yíng · HSK 7
to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
👋 迎 = 辶 walk radical + 卬 (the phonetic, near yíng) = walk out to meet a guest
The 辶 radical means going or walking; 卬 supplies the sound. Put together: you walk out to greet and receive someone face to face.
迎 — walk radical 辶 + 卬 (phonetic)
迎 is a phono-semantic compound: 辶 (walk/movement) gives the meaning of going toward someone, while 卬 supplies the sound (close to yíng). 卬 originally depicted a person looking up, reinforcing the idea of facing or greeting. Together the character means 'to welcome' or 'meet'.