印(yìn): surname Yin
HSK 25 strokes
surname Yin
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- yìn
- Meaning
- surname Yin; abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4], India
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 印 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿰？卩A hand 爪 stamping a seal 卩
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged left to right.
How to write 印 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 印
Common words using 印 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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