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
dark red
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yīn = y + (e)n1
flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable
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yǐn = y + (e)n3
roll of thunder
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How to pronounce 殷

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
+ an1 final

In front of the anthill.

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= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

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+ (e)n1 final

In front of the encampment.

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= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ (e)n3 final

In the encampment’s living room.

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殷 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
yǐn = y + (e)n3
component in Chinese character 殷[yin1]
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shū = shu + Ø1
surname Shu
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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
solicitous
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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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yīn / yān / yǐn

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