殷

Yīn

Dictionary entry

surname Yin

What does 殷 mean?

殷 (Yīn) has 4 dictionary entries or readings.

1surname Yin

2dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan

3dark red

4flourishing

5abundant

6earnest

7hospitable

8roll of thunder

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殷Yīnsurname Yin · dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan

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殷

Yīn

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