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yīn

to bury; to dam, to block up; mound

🔤 Pictophonetic: 土 (earth) provides meaning, 垔 provides pronunciation
HSK 12 strokes Uncommon (66%)

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soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes HSK 5
yīn
to restrain; to dam a stream and change its direction; a mound
🔤 Pictophonetic: 土 (earth) provides meaning, 西 provides pronunciation
9 strokes