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殷
殷
See also: 慇
Translingual
Han character
殷 (radical 79 殳+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹尸竹弓水 (HSHNE), four-corner 27247, composition ⿰㐆殳)
References
- KangXi: page 585, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16627
- Dae Jaweon: page 977, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2156, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6BB7
Chinese
|
simp. and trad. |
殷 | |
|---|---|---|
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ
- Wade-Giles: yin1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: in
- IPA (key): /in⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jan1
- Yale: yān
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan1
- IPA (key): /jɐn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: un
- Tâi-lô: un
- Phofsit Daibuun: wn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /un³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /un⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in
- Tâi-lô: in
- Phofsit Daibuun: yn
- IPA (Taipei): /in⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /in⁴⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /in⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: in (T1)
- IPA (key): /ɪɲ⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 殷 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 欣 (57) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 於斤切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔɨn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔɨn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔiən/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔɨn/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔiən/ |
| Wang Li |
/ĭən/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔi̯ən/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yīn |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 殷 | 殷 | 殷 |
| Reading # | 2/4 | 3/4 | 4/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yīn | yīn | yīn |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔjɨn › | ‹ ʔjɨn › | ‹ ʔjɨn › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔə[r]/ | /*ʔə[r]/ | /*ʔər/ |
| English | 殷殷 distressed | ample, many | (dynastic name) |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 殷 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 15232 |
| Phonetic component |
殷 |
| Rime group |
文 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
殷 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qɯn/ |
Definitions
殷
- Alternative term for 商 (shāng, “Shang Dynasty”).
- A surname.
- many; great
- abundant; flourishing
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢ
- Wade-Giles: yen1
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ian
- IPA (key): /i̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jin1, aan1
- Yale: yīn, āan
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin1, aan1
- IPA (key): /jiːn⁵⁵/, /ɑːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: e (T1)
- IPA (key): /ᴇ⁵³/
- (Shanghainese)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 殷 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 山 (73) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 烏閑切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔˠɛn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔᵚæn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔæn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔəɨn/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔɛn/ |
| Wang Li |
/æn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔăn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yān |
| Baxter-Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 殷 |
| Reading # | 1/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yān |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔɛn › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔˤrə[r]/ |
| English | dark-red |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter-Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 殷 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 15231 |
| Phonetic component |
殷 |
| Rime group |
文 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
黰 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qrɯːn/ |
Definitions
殷
- blood red; deep red
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ
- Wade-Giles: yin3
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiin
- IPA (key): /in²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: jan2
- Yale: yán
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan2
- IPA (key): /jɐn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Wu
- (Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: in (T2)
- IPA (key): /ɪɲ³⁴/
- (Shanghainese)
Definitions
殷
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
殷
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
殷 • (eun, an) (hangeul 은, 안, revised eun, an, McCune-Reischauer ŭn, an, Yale un, an)
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Vietnamese
Han character
殷 (ân)
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