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Character Decomposition
殷=㐆+殳
Etymology
A midwife 殳 to helping a pregnant woman 㐆; 㐆 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings3 pronunciations
yān
dark red
yīn
flourishing
abundant
earnest
hospitable
surname Yin
dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟 in present-day Henan
yǐn
roll of thunder
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Words with 殷 134 total
Idioms with 殷 9 total Chain
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