Pronunciation

Characters pronounced yin.

17 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 17 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

印 yìn natural print, seal, stamp, chop, mark 吟 yín artistic sing, hum; recite; type of poetry 寅 yín artistic to respect, reverence; respectfully; third earthly branch 淫 yín obscene, licentious, lewd 银 yín silver; cash, money, wealth 因 yīn cause, reason; by; because (of) 姻 yīn relatives by marriage 殷 yīn strong many, great; abundant, flourishing 茵 yīn natural a cushion, mattress; wormwood; Skimmia japon 荫 yīn shade, shelter; protect 阴 yīn 'female' principle; dark; secret 音 yīn artistic · elegant sound 引 yǐn to pull, draw out, attract; to stretch 瘾 yǐn rash; addiction, craving, habit 蚓 yǐn artistic earthworm 隐 yǐn hide, conceal; hidden, secret 饮 yǐn warm drink; swallow; kind of drink

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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