寅

yín

yínspelled as in · 2nd tone — spelling rules

3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th…

Radical: 宀 Strokes: 11

Structure: Top small, bottom largeFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝

Same radical

家安定客官实密室寒容守宝宿宫宁

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Character Decomposition

寅=宀+一+由+八

Meanings

3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger

ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

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Words with 寅 61 total

3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)寅时yín shí third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046丙寅bǐng yín Tang Bohu 唐伯虎 or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子唐寅Táng Yín thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022壬寅rén yín Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)寅虎yín hǔ twenty-seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070庚寅gēng yín fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058戊寅wù yín 51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034甲寅jiǎ yín Moon Jae-in (1953-), Korean politician and human rights lawyer, president of Korea from 2017文在寅Wén Zài yín lit. eating away next year's food in advance · fig. to dip into the next month's check · live now, pay later寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng (idiom) a full and coherent account of a matter; the complete facts of the case; the whole story子丑寅卯zǐ chǒu yín mǎo

Idioms with 寅 3 total Chain

lit. eating away next year's food in advance · fig. to dip into the next month's check · live now, pay later寅吃卯粮yín chī mǎo liáng (idiom) a full and coherent account of a matter; the complete facts of the case; the whole story子丑寅卯zǐ chǒu yín mǎo

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