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yín

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yín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yín | yin2
English translation
obscene, licentious, lewd, kinky

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About yín

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

yín

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Adjectival morpheme / 形语素 Xíng yǔ sù

Etymology of yín

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Positional decomposition

shuǐ 爫壬

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Words with yín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yín excess yín
卖淫 mài yín prostitution賣淫
手淫 shǒu yín to masturbate手淫 shǒu yín
淫荡 yín dàng lascivious淫蕩
淫秽 yín huì obscene淫穢
淫乱 yín luàn promiscuous淫亂
奸淫 jiān yín fornication姦淫
淫威 yín wēi abuse of authority淫威 yín wēi
荒淫 huāng yín licentious荒淫 huāng yín
淫羊藿 yín yáng huò Epimedium, genus of herbaceous flowering plant, cultivated in the Far East as aphrodisiac淫羊藿 yín yáng huò
淫书 yín shū obscene book淫書
骄奢淫逸 jiāo shē yín yì decadent驕奢淫逸
淫贱 yín jiàn wanton淫賤
淫亵 yín xiè obscene淫褻
淫乐 yín lè vice淫樂
富贵不能淫 fù guì bù néng yín not corrupted by wealth and honors富貴不能淫
淫靡 yín mǐ profligate淫靡 yín mǐ
淫棍 yín gùn lecher淫棍 yín gùn
淫雨 yín yǔ excessive rain淫雨 yín yǔ
荒淫无耻 huāng yín wú chǐ shameless荒淫無恥
淫逸 yín yì to indulge in淫逸 yín yì
诲淫诲盗 huì yín huì dào to promote sex and violence誨淫誨盜
淫猥 yín wěi obscene淫猥 yín wěi
淫画 yín huà obscene picture淫畫
淫风 yín fēng lascivious淫風

yín Decomposition & Compounds

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