How to write 寅

寅 [yín] 形 1. 恭敬 (respectful) 【造字法】: 象形。据甲骨文为矢形。小篆讹变。 名 1. 地支的第三位 (the third of the twelve earthly branches) - 地支的第三位，属虎 (the third of the twelve earthly branches, associated with the tiger): ～吃卯粮 (to be in deficit; metaphor for one who spends more than earns). 2. 用于计时，指凌晨三至五时 (used for timekeeping, referring to the hours from 3 to 5 AM): ～时 (the hour of Yin). 3. 在历法中用以纪年，太岁运行到析木为寅年 (used in calendars to mark the year based on the Jupiter’s cycle): 历法中，指太岁的年号。 4. 用以纪月，指夏历正月 (used to denote months, referring to the first month of the lunar calendar): 如寅月 (the first month of the lunar calendar). 5. 同僚 (fellow officer): 寅翁 (a respectful term for someone working in the same office); 寅家 (colleagues); 寅兄 (a respectful term among peers); 寅丈 (an honorific for colleagues); 寅生 (fellow officers). 6. 五行属木 (associated with the element wood): 寅，木也 (Yin is wood). 引 1. 《说文》：寅，居敬也 (In "Shuowen," it is said that Yin means to dwell in respect). 2. 《尔雅》：寅，敬也 (In "Erya," it interprets Yin as respect). 3. 《书·舜典》：夙夜惟寅 (In "Shu," it implies diligence through night and day). 4. 《书·无逸》：严恭寅畏 (In "Shu," it refers to being serious and respectfully fearful). 5. 《周书·祭公》：寅哉寅哉 (From "Zhou Shu," implying a calling of respect). 6. 《书·尧典》：寅宾出日 (In "Yao's Classic," it mentions the guest arriving during Yin). 例 如: 寅亮 (respectfully devoted); 寅畏 (respectfully fearful); 寅清 (words and actions are cautious and sincere). 引 1. 《西游记》：寅不通光，而卯则日出 (In "Journey to the West," it describes that Yin is dark while the dawn of the next hour appears). 2. 星次序数之一 (One of the order of celestial bodies, "Xi Mu" being Yin). また、 如: 寅皮 (tiger skin, also referring to someone born in the Year of the Tiger); 寅正 (the proper time during the early hours).