Chinese symbol for “hospitable”
殷
yīn
flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hospitable is 殷 (yīn), defined as: flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “hospitable”
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
| 殷殷 | yīn yīn | earnest; ardent (hope etc) |
| 殷红 (殷紅) | yān hóng | dark red |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hospitable”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.