殷(yīn): surname Yin

HSK 7-910 strokes

Readingsyīnyānyǐn

surname Yin

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Character informationHSK 7-9

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 & structureWhere 殷 comes from

Ideograph⿰㐆殳

A midwife 殳 to helping a pregnant woman 㐆; 㐆 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

㐆殳shū

Parts are arranged left to right.

Words with 殷

yīn殷qín勤

HSK 7-9

politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive

kǒng孔yīn殷

urgent; numerous

yīn殷qiè切

ardent; eager; earnest

yīn殷shāng商

final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

yīn殷xū墟

Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site

yīn殷shí实

thriving

yīn殷yīn殷

earnest

yān殷hóng红

dark red

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