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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flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable
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殷 character breakdown

component in Chinese character 殷[yin1]
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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

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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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(onom.) sound of thunder
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Words with 殷

politely / solicitously / eagerly attentive
ardent / eager / earnest
thriving / well-off / substantial
earnest / ardent (hope etc)
François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court
deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom) / storms make oaks take deeper root
one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom)
urgent / numerous
final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site
well off / prosperous

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