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yìn = y + (e)n4
surname Yin / abbr. for 印度[Yin4 du4]
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yìn = y + (e)n4
to print / to mark / to engrave / a seal / a print / a stamp / a mark / a trace / image
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How to pronounce 印

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n4 final

In the encampment’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

印 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
áng = Ø + ang2
surname Ang
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áng = Ø + ang2
I (regional colloquial) / me / variant of 昂[ang2]
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= y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
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hǎn = h + an3
"cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27), occurring in 原, 历, 压 etc
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factory / yard / depot / workhouse / works / (industrial) plant
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èr = Ø + Ø4
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid
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jié = ji + e2
"seal" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 26)
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Characters with 印 as component

yìn = y + (e)n4
indene (chemistry)
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yìn = y + (e)n4
shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)
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Words with 印

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Sentences with 印

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