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yīn

to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound

🔤 Pictophonetic: 土 (earth) provides meaning, 西 provides pronunciation
HSK 9 strokes

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⿱西土 i

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Component Tree i

西
west, western, westward
📷 Pictographic: A bird settling into its nest, representing sunset; compare 東
6 strokes HSK 1
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5