What does 尹 mean in Chinese?

尹 (yǐn) means "to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old)" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 尹?

尹 is pronounced "yǐn" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 3.

What HSK level is 尹?

尹 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 尹?

Common words with 尹 include 府尹 (magistrate), 尹潽善 (Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962), 陈恭尹 (Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet).

How do you write 尹?

You can practice writing 尹 using our stroke order tool.

尹 (yǐn), to administer

尹

yǐn

to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old)

verb

Definitions

(verb) to administer
to oversee
to run
magistrate (old)

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 尹

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
府尹	fǔ yǐn	magistrate
尹潽善	Yǐn Pǔ shàn	Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962
陈恭尹	Chén Gōng yǐn	Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet

Related Words

监管(jiān guǎn)· to oversee

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代管(dài guǎn)· to administer

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住持(zhù chí)· to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist

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共管(gòng guǎn)· to administer jointly

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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尹

yǐn