ㄧㄣ ˇ

yǐn

beverage

饮 is a 7 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as yǐn in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as yìn.

In traditional Chinese the characters 飲 or 㱃 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 饣 (food) and 欠 (owe).

  • 饮
    ㄧㄣ ˇ

    yǐn

    beverage

    • 饣
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      food

    • 欠
      ㄑㄧㄢ ˋ

      qiàn

      owe

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a meal that is lacking food is just a beverage
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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 饮

yǐn
yìn

Definitions for 饮 pronounced as yǐn

  • old variant of 飲|饮[yin3]
  • to drink

Definitions for 饮 pronounced as yìn

  • to give (animals) water to drink

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Book 4 part 1

by Junon ※ 176 characters

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by Chihyu1008 ※ 23 characters

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by CharacterPop ※ 452 characters

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