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殷

yīn

many, great; abundant, flourishing

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 7–9
Frequency
No. 3,473
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What 殷 means

surname Yin; dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 in present-day Henan; dark red; flourishing; abundant; earnest; hospitable; roll of thunder

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

Made of 㐆 + 殳

Words with 殷

Characters that sound like 殷

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