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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
yīn - surname Yin
- dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1xu1] in present-day Henan
yān - dark red
yīn - flourishing
- abundant
- earnest
- hospitable
yǐn - roll of thunder

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 51,587 19,352 23,750

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

A midwife 殳 to helping a pregnant woman 㐆; 㐆 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
献殷勤 - - 23,248 45,117 26,045
殷勤 - 9 25,996 28,618 23,381
- - 51,587 19,352 23,750
殷切 - - 53,005 25,460 39,825
殷实 - - 59,847 41,780 47,731
殷殷 - - 69,398 47,639 52,240
殷红 - - 74,275 43,194 39,224