印 (yìn): abbr. for 印度, India, to print, to mark
印 (yìn) is a Chinese character meaning “abbr. for 印度, india.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 卩 (structural). It ranks #640 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 印 a hand 爪 stamping a seal 卩. Its radical form 卩 (seal) appears in many related characters such as 卫 (wèi, vassal state during the Zhou Dynasty (1066–221 BC), located in present-day Henan and Hebei Provinces), 危 (wēi, danger), 即 (jí, namely).
Definitions
- abbr. for 印度, India
- to print
- to mark
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA hand 爪 stamping a seal 卩
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 印
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 印象noun | yìn xiàng | impression (sth that stays in one's mind) | 4 |
| 脚印noun | jiǎo yìn | footprint | 6 |
| 打印verb | dǎ yìn | to affix a seal | 4 |
| 印刷verb | yìn shuā | to print | 5 |
| 复印verb | fù yìn | to photocopy | 4 |
| 打印机noun | dǎ yìn jī | printer | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 印度 | yìn dù | India |
| 印第安 | yìn dì ān | (American) Indian |
| 印记 | yìn jì | imprint |
| 复印件 | fù yìn jiàn | photocopy |
| 印章 | yìn zhāng | seal |
| 复印机 | fù yìn jī | photocopier |
| 手印 | shǒu yìn | handprint |
| 烙印 | lào yìn | to brand (cattle etc) |
| 影印 | yǐng yìn | photographic reproduction |
| 印尼 | yìn ní | Indonesia (abbr. for 印度尼西亞|印度尼西亚[Yin4 du4 ni2 xi1 ya4]) |
| 印度教 | yìn dù jiào | Hinduism |
| 印花 | yìn huā | tax stamp |
| 印痕 | yìn hén | mark |
| 印度人 | yìn dù rén | Indian (person) |
| 水印 | shuǐ yìn | watermark |
印 appears in 100 compound words: 47 as the first character, 44 as the last, and 9 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 印 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
stereotype (conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image)
Showing 5 of 6 idioms containing 印.
Example Sentences
学习印字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí yìn zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Learning to print requires repeated practice to achieve neat handwriting.
天气恶劣要求换航线!印度医疗专机失联坠毁 机上7人全罹难
tiān qì è liè yāo qiú huàn háng xiàn ! yìn dù yī liáo zhuān jī shī lián zhuì huǐ jī shàng 7 rén quán 罹 nán
Bad weather requires a change of route! The Indian medical plane lost contact and crashed, killing all seven people on board
外资买亚股 最爱印度 上周买超3.7亿美元最多
wài zī mǎi yà gǔ zuì ài yìn dù shàng zhōu mǎi chāo 3 . 7 yì měi yuán zuì duō
Foreign investors buy Asian stocks and love India last week bought more than $370 million
印度AI峰会现尴尬一幕:在总理莫迪出席的场...
yìn dù A I fēng huì xiàn gān gà yī mù : zài zǒng lǐ mò dí chū xí de chǎng . . .
An embarrassing scene at the India AI Summit: at the venue attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
挺不住了?印度急切“从中国进口”
tǐng bù zhù le ? yìn dù jí qiē cóng zhōng guó jìn kǒu
Can't hold on? India is eager to "import from China"
你对美国印象如何？
Nǐ duì Měi guó yìnxiàng rúhé?
What is your impression of America?
可以借你的印台一用吗？
Kěyǐ jiè nǐ de yìntái yī yòng ma?
May I use your ink pad?
啊？我们说过要去公园吗？我没有印象。
ā? wǒmen shuō guo yào qù gōngyuán ma? wǒ méiyǒu yìnxiàng.
Eh? We said we'd go to the park? I didn't realise.
你对他的印象怎么样？
Nǐ duì tā de yìnxiàng zěnmeyàng?
What's your impression of that person like?
印度的人口有多少？
Yìndù de rénkǒu yǒu duōshao?
What is the population of India?
Character Family
Frequently Asked Questions
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