What does 殷 mean in Chinese?

殷 (yān) means "dark red" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 殷?

殷 is pronounced "yān" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 1.

What HSK level is 殷?

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

What words contain the character 殷?

Common words with 殷 include 殷切 (ardent), 殷勤 (politely), 殷商 (final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province), 殷墟 (Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site), 殷富 (well off).

How do you write 殷?

You can practice writing 殷 using our stroke order tool.

殷 (yān), dark red

殷

yān

dark red

Character Breakdown

Radical: 殳 (no. 79)

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Definitions

dark red

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Words Containing 殷

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
殷切	yīn qiè	ardent
殷勤	yīn qín	politely
殷商	Yīn shāng	final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
殷墟	Yīn xū	Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽\|安阳 in Henan province, a World Heritage site
殷富	yīn fù	well off
殷实	yīn shí	thriving
殷殷	yīn yīn	earnest
殷红	yān hóng	dark red
殷都	Yīn dū	Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市\|安阳市[An1 yang2 shi4], Henan
殷弘绪	Yīn Hóng xù	François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court

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Related Words

一团漆黑(yī tuán qī hēi)· pitch-black

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冥(míng)· dark

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墨绿(mò lǜ)· dark green

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墨绿色(mò lǜ sè)· dark or deep green

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

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殷

yān