殷 — Chinese character
殷
yīn
many, great; abundant, flourishing
- Pinyin
- yīn
- Radical
- 79 ⽎ (Weapon)
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- 㐆 殳
- Formation
- ideographic — A midwife 殳 to helping a pregnant woman 㐆; 㐆 also provides the pronunciation
- Japanese
- 殷 as a kanji
Common words with 殷
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 殷勤 | yīn qín | politely; solicitously |
| 殷切 | yīn qiè | ardent; eager |
| 殷实 (殷實) | yīn shí | thriving; well-off |
| 献殷勤 (獻殷勤) | xiàn yīn qín | to be particularly attentive to (an attractive young lady or man etc); to fawn upon (an influential politician etc); to court sb's favor; to ingratiate oneself |
| 殷殷 | yīn yīn | earnest; ardent (hope etc) |
| 殷红 (殷紅) | yān hóng | dark red |
| 殷富 | yīn fù | well off; prosperous |
| 孔殷 | kǒng yīn | urgent; numerous |
| 殷忧启圣 (殷憂啟聖) | yīn yōu qǐ shèng | deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root |
| 红殷殷 (紅殷殷) | hóng yān yān | dark red; crimson |
English words written with 殷
殷 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 7 · Art of War 2 · Mencius 15 · Zhuangzi 5 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 2.23
- Analects 3.9
- Analects 3.21
- Analects 8.20
- Analects 15.10
- Analects 18.1
- Art of War 13.26
- Mencius 2A.1
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