How to write 尹
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Meaning of 尹
Pinyin
yǐn
Radical
尸
Strokes
4
Definition
(surname) / to rule
Usage
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尹 [yǐn]
1. 治理 (to govern)
- 以尹天下 (to govern the world)
2. 官名 (official title)
- 令尹 (magistrate)
- 府尹 (local magistrate)
- 京兆尹 (magistrate of the capital region)
3. 姓 (surname)
- 例如: 尹午 (the surname Yin, used as a compound surname)
【本义】: 治理 (original meaning: to govern)
【造字法】: 会意。甲骨文字形。左边一竖表示笔，右边是“又”(手)，象手拿笔，以表示治事 (The character is a compound ideogram. The left part signifies a writing brush, and the right part is "又" (hand), symbolizing a hand holding a brush, representing governance).
引:
1. 《说文》: 尹，治也。 (Shuowen: Yin, means to govern.)
2. 《左传·定公四年》: 以尹天下。 (Zuo Zhuan: To govern the world.)
例:
- 又如: 尹京 (to govern the capital region); 尹祭 (ancient ritual meat cut in a squared shape)
名 (noun):
1. 旧时官名 ([En.] magistrate; a title in old times)
引:
1. 《论语·公冶长》: 令尹子文，三仕为令尹，无喜色。 (Analects: Ling Yin Ziwen served three times as a magistrate without showing joy.)
2. 唐· 柳宗元《柳河东集》: 不以非郑尹。 (Tang dynasty: Liu Zongyuan wrote, "not indicted for non-Zheng Yin.")
3. 宋· 胡仔《苕溪渔隐丛话》: 拥至尹前。 (Song dynasty: Hu Zai, "crowding before the magistrate.")
4. 清· 周容《芋老人传》: 有卿尹。 (Qing dynasty: Zhou Rong wrote, "there are lords and magistrates.")
例:
- 又如: 府尹; 京兆尹; 尹氏 (official title for those managing documents and duties); 尹寺 (eunuchs); 尹长 (chief magistrate)
2. 姓 (surname)
例:
- 如: 尹午 (the compound surname Yinwu)
Same Pronunciation Characters
Same Radical Characters
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Input Method for 尹
Pinyin
yin3
Wubi
vte
Cangjie
sk
Zhengma
xma
Four Corner
17507
Unicode
U+5c39
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category