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寅
yín
1.
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
Uncommon • Top 24%
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Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (10)
丙寅
bǐngyín
third year C3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1986 or 2046
唐寅
TángYín
Tang Bohu [[唐伯虎]] or Tang Yin (1470-1523), Ming painter and poet, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming [[江南四大才子]]
壬寅
rényín
thirty ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022
寅时
yínshí
3-5 am (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
寅虎
yínhǔ
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
庚寅
gēngyín
twenty seventh year G3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2010 or 2070
戊寅
wùyín
fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058
甲寅
jiǎyín
51st year A3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1974 or 2034
寅吃卯粮
yínchīmǎoliáng
lit. eating away next year's food in advance
寅支卯粮
yínzhīmǎoliáng
see [[寅吃卯糧|寅吃卯粮<yínchīmǎoliáng>]]
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- Chinese
- Character Frequency Rank
- 3,421
- Word Frequency Rank
- 20,043 of 84,292