尹 (yǐn): surname Yin, (literary) to administer, to govern, (bound form) governor, prefect, magistrate (official title in imperial times)
尹 (yǐn) is a Chinese character meaning “(literary) to administer.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 一 (structural) and 尸 (structural). It ranks #3573 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 尹 a scepter. Its radical form 尸 (corpse) appears in many related characters such as 层 (céng, to pile on top of one another), 居 (jū, to reside), 展 (zhǎn, to spread out).
Definitions
- surname Yin
- (literary) to administer
- to govern
- (bound form) governor
- prefect
- magistrate (official title in imperial times)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 府尹noun | fǔ yǐn | magistrate |
| 陈恭尹 | chén gōng yǐn | Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet |
| 尹潽善 | yǐn pǔ shàn | Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962 |
尹 appears in 3 compound words: 33 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 尹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
尹光昕:我们骑车的时候,可以佩戴有面屏的头盔,防止飞虫飞到眼睛里。
yǐn guāng 昕 : wǒ men qí chē de shí hòu , kě yǐ pèi dài yǒu miàn píng de tóu 盔 , fáng zhǐ fēi chóng fēi dào yǎn jīng lǐ .
Yin Guangxin: When we ride bikes, we can wear helmets with visors to keep insects out of our eyes.
剧场后台,临泉县临美杂技团团长尹波正招呼演员上场。
jù chǎng hòu tái , lín quán xiàn lín měi zá jì tuán tuán cháng yǐn bō zhèng zhāo hū yǎn yuán shàng chǎng .
Backstage at the theater, Yin Bo, director of the Linmei Acrobatics Troupe of Linquan County, is directing the performers as they take the stage.
中新网 上海9月22日电 (李秋莹 尹家骏)中秋临近,上海街头的月饼香气渐浓。
zhōng xīn wǎng shàng hǎi 9 yuè 2 2 rì diàn ( lǐ qiū yíng yǐn jiā jùn ) zhōng qiū lín jìn , shàng hǎi jiē tóu de yuè bǐng xiāng qì jiàn nóng .
China News Network, Shanghai, Sept. 22 (Li Qiuying, Yin Jiajun) — With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the aroma of mooncakes is growing stronger on the streets of Shanghai.
第六届上海杯象棋大师公开赛闭幕 尹升、王子涵夺冠
dì liù jiè shàng hǎi bēi xiàng qí dà shī gōng kāi sài bì mù yǐn shēng , wáng zǐ hán duó guàn
The 6th Shanghai Cup Chess Masters Open Concludes; Yin Sheng and Wang Zihan Claim the Titles
北京师范大学副教授尹一伊分析认为,《欢迎来龙餐馆》带有鲜明的中国文化特点。
běi jīng shī fàn dà xué fù jiào shòu yǐn yī yī fēn xī rèn wéi , huān yíng lái lóng cān guǎn dài yǒu xiān míng de zhōng guó wén huà tè diǎn .
Yin Yiyi, an associate professor at Beijing Normal University, believes that *Welcome to Long's Restaurant* bears distinct characteristics of Chinese culture.
Character Family
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