饮

yǐn · yìn

to drink

Radical: 饣 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

饭馆饰饼饥饱饶饬饷馈饿馔

Same radical

饭馆饰饼饥饱饶饬饷馈饿馔饵馋馁

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Character Decomposition

饮=饣+欠

Etymology

food

Meanings2 pronunciations

yǐn

to drink

yìn

to give (animals) water to drink

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Words with 饮 345 total

to drink one's fill酣饮hān yǐn to share nuptial cup · fig. to get married卺饮jǐn yǐn to gather for drinks聚饮jù yǐn to drink hard狂饮kuáng yǐn

Idioms with 饮 83 total Chain

(idiom) a basket of rice and a gourd of drink; fig. to lead a simple and frugal life, content with poverty (as a scholar)箪食瓢饮dān sì piáo yǐn