dark red
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殷 is a 10 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yīn in the first tone, however it can also be pronounced as yān, or yǐn.
It is made up of the components 㐆 (component in Chinese character 殷) and 殳 (lance).
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Pronunciation
We found 3 pronunciations for 殷
Definitions for 殷 pronounced as yīn
- surname Yin
- dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
- flourishing
- abundant
- earnest
- hospitable
Definitions for 殷 pronounced as yān
- dark red
Definitions for 殷 pronounced as yǐn
- roll of thunder
Vocabulary
The most common words for 殷 — see all
- politely
- solicitously
- eagerly attentive
- 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
- dark red