1. 殷

殷

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  1. 殷 is the 2360th most frequent character.
  2. 殷 has 3 dictionary entries.
  3. 殷 appears as a character in 7 words.
  4. 殷 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
殷 => 㐆, 殳
Radical :
殷 => 丨 (line), 彐 (pig snout), ㇆ (N/A), 丶 (dot), 殳 (weapon/lance)
Graphical :
殷 => 丨, ㇕, 二, ㇆, 丶, 丿, ㇠, ㇇, ㇏

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Yin1 - surname Yin/flourishing/dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province
  2. yan1 - dark red
  3. yin3 - roll of thunder

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 殷 (yan1): The component 㐆 is pronounced as 'yin3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 殷 (yin3): The component 㐆 is pronounced as 'yin3'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

殷勤 

Medium Frequency

殷切 
殷实 (殷實)
殷红 (殷紅)

Appears In:

殷 also appears in:
蒑
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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