殷(yīn): surname Yin
HSK 7-910 strokes
Readingsyīnyānyǐn
surname Yin
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yīn / yān / yǐn
- Meaning
- surname Yin; dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan
- Strokes
- 10
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 殷 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 殷 step by step
10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 殷
Common words using 殷 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
yīn殷shāng商
final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
Open 殷商 page →yīn殷xū墟
Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site
Open 殷墟 page →Related characters
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