寅 - yín - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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寅

yín

Definition

component
to respect
reverence
3rd earthly branch (period from 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month [4th February-5th March])
year of the Tiger
ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

Character Decomposition

Compounds (6)

演

yǎn

to develop; to evolve; to practice; to perform; to play; to act

late at night

remote; outlying

the earthworm

spear

long

Related words (7)

寅时

yín shí

3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)

寅吃卯粮

yín chī mǎo liáng

(lit.) eating away next year's food in advance; (fig.) to dip into the next month's check; live now, pay later

see 寅吃卯粮

third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046

庚寅

gēng yín

twenty seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070

戊寅

wù yín

fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058

甲寅

jiǎ yín

51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034

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