殷 (jan1 jin1 jan2 | yin1 yan1 yin3) : ardent; abundant

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殷

jan1 jin1 jan2

yin1 yan1 yin3

jyutping jan1 | pinyin yin1
[1] ardent; eager; hospitable
[2] abundant; substantial; prosperous
[3] Yin Dynasty [later period of the Shang Dynasty]

jyutping jin1 | pinyin yan1
dark red; blackish red

jyutping jan2 | pinyin yin3
rumble; boom; thundering sound

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 殳 (#79)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

殷

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殷勤 jan1 kan4 yin1 qin2 = politely; solicitously; eagerly attentive

殷墟 jan1 heoi1 jin1 xu1 = Yin ruins

殷切 jan1 cit3 yin1 qie4 = earnest; eager; ardent

獻殷勤 hin3 jan1 kan4 xian4 yin1 qin2 = be particularly attentive to

可資殷鑒 ho2 zi1 jan1 gaam3 ke3 zi1 yan1 jian4 = someone else's failure or setback from which one can draw a lesson

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Decimal representation of this word: 殷
Unicode code for this character: U+6bb7 (off-site link)

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