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yīn

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yīn Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yīn | yin1
English translation
many, great; abundant, flourishing

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About yīn

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

yīn

Contains the radical

shū

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A midwife shū to helping a pregnant woman  yǐn yǐn also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of yīn

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

㐆殳

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Example sentences using yīn

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纵然 zòng rán yīn , dàn 生活 shēnghuó bìng 欢乐 huānlè .

With all his wealth, he is still unhappy.

大地 dà dì 借助于绿 cǎo ,显出 xiǎn chū 自己 zìjǐ de 殷勤 yīn qín 好客 hàokè .

The great earth makes herself hospitable with the help of the grass.

ruì Qiū 过去 guòqu 一年 lái 殷切 yīn qiè 期待 qīdài de 日子 rìzi 就是 jiù shì 今天 jīntiān .

Today was the day that Rachel had been looking forward to for the past year.

献殷勤 xiàn yīn qín shí , qiáo le 鼻子 bízi .

She turned up her nose at my civility.

道格拉斯 Dào gé lā sī ràng rén 捉摸不透体贴 tǐtiē 周到 zhōudào duì 女孩子 nǚ hái zi 颇为 pō wéi 殷勤 yīn qín 而且 érqiě 慷慨大方

Douglas was a complex man, thoughtful, gallant, and generous.

Words with yīn

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
献殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to court sb's favor獻殷勤
殷勤 yīn qín politely殷勤 yīn qín
yīn abundant yīn
殷切 yīn qiè ardent殷切 yīn qiè
殷实 yīn shí thriving殷實
殷红 yān hóng dark red殷紅
殷墟 Yīn xū Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 Yīn shāng city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 Ān yáng in Henan province, a World Heritage site殷墟 Yīn xū
殷殷 yīn yīn earnest殷殷 yīn yīn
殷商 Yīn shāng final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 Yīn xū in modern Henan province殷商 Yīn shāng
殷富 yīn fù well off殷富 yīn fù
殷都 Yīn dū Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市 Ān yáng shì [An​yáng​shì], Henan殷都 Yīn dū
殷都区 Yīn dū qū Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市|安阳市 Ān yáng shì [An​yáng​shì], Henan殷都區
红殷殷 hóng yān yān dark red紅殷殷
殷忧启圣 yīn yōu qǐ shèng storms make oaks take deeper root殷憂啟聖
殷弘绪 Yīn Hóng xù François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court殷弘緒

yīn Decomposition & Compounds

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