Pinyin "yin1"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "yin1" is split up into two parts: "y" and "(e)n1". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "y"

Y is for Maud Younger.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "(e)n1"

In front of the encampment.

Characters pronounced yin1

cause / reason / because
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old variant of 因[yin1]
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sound / noise / note (of musical scale) / tone / news / syllable / reading (phonetic value of a character)
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overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
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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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old variant of 陰|阴[yin1]
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to restrain / to dam a stream and change its direction / a mound
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