(yín)

11 strokes

excess

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
yín
Meaning
excess; excessive; wanton; lewd; lascivious; obscene; depraved
Strokes
11
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿰氵⿱爫壬

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

liùyín

(TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风, cold…

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kǒuyín

oral sex; fellatio

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jiānyín

illicit sex; to rape or seduce

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yín

to fantasize; (esp.) to have a sexual fantasy about (sb)

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shǒuyín

to masturbate

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jìnyín

(literary) (of a liquid or vapor etc) to permeate; to saturate; to suffuse

Open 浸淫 page →
yínwēi

abuse of authority

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