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yǐn

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yǐn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐn | yin3
English translation
to smile at; to sneer at

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About yǐn

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

yǐn

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

To stretch  yǐn the mouth  kǒu yǐn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of yǐn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

口引

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Example sentences using yǐn

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吲哚 yǐn duǒ suān , 激动 jīdòng huò chì méi suān de 外源 wài yuán 施用 shī yòng 刺激 cìjī le 光合作用 guāng hé zuò yòng .

Exogenous applications of indoleacetic acid, kinetin or gibberellic acid stimulate photosynthesis.

Words with yǐn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
吲哚 yǐn duǒ indole C8H7N (heterocyclic organic compound) (loanword)吲哚 yǐn duǒ
yǐn see 吲哚 yǐn duǒ , indole C8H7N yǐn

yǐn Decomposition & Compounds

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