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yīn = y + (e)n1
surname Yin / dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
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yān = y + an1
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yīn = y + (e)n1
flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable
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yǐn = y + (e)n3
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殷 character breakdown

Component Translations
yǐn = y + (e)n3
component in Chinese character 殷[yin1]
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shū = shu + Ø1
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shū = shu + Ø1
bamboo or wooden spear / Kangxi radical 79, occurring in 段[duan4], 毅[yi4], 殺|杀[sha1] etc
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Characters with 殷 as component

yīn = y + (e)n1
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yīn = y + (e)n1
used in place-names, e.g. 溵水 was once the name of the Shahe River 沙河, Henan, and 溵州 was a Tang Dynasty prefecture
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yǐn = y + (e)n3
(onom.) sound of thunder
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Words with 殷

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
politely / solicitously / eagerly attentive
ardent / eager / earnest

Sentences with 殷

殷 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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