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Translingual
Han character
殷 (Kangxi radical 79, 殳+6, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹尸竹弓水 (HSHNE), four-corner 27247, composition ⿰㐆殳)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 585, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16627
- Dae Jaweon: page 977, character 19
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2156, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6BB7
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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殷
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*qrɯːn, *qɯn
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慇
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*qɯn
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溵
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*qɯn
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磤
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*qɯnʔ
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Ideogrammic compound (會意/会意) : a person with swollen abdomen (身, now written 㐆) + a hand grabbing an ornamental weapon or drum (now written 殳), sometimes also interpreted as a needle for acupuncture.
Etymology
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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is 殷 (OC *qɯn) related to 鳦 (OC *qriːd, *qrid) & 燕 (OC *qeːns), both meaning "swallow"? Xie / Qi (契), the mythical ancestor of the Shang kings, was conceived after lady Jiandi (簡狄) swallowed the egg of the black bird (玄鳥) (e.g. in Shijing (詩經) - Shang Song (商頌) - Xuan Niao 玄鳥, Shiji (史書) Yin benji (殷本紀), etc. ), identified explicitly as 燕 (Lunheng 論衡, chapters 案書 Anshu & Qiguai 奇怪).”
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Pronunciation 1
Note: irn - Quanzhou.
Note:
- hng1 - Chaozhou;
- heng1 - Chaozhou, Shantou.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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殷
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殷
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殷
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Reading #
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2/4
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3/4
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4/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yīn
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yīn
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yīn
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔjɨn ›
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‹ ʔjɨn ›
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‹ ʔjɨn ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔə/
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/*ʔə/
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/*ʔər/
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English
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殷殷 distressed
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ample, many
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(dynastic name)
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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殷
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Reading #
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2/2
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No.
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15232
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Phonetic component
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殷
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Rime group
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文
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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殷
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Old Chinese
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/*qɯn/
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Definitions
殷
- (~朝) Late Shang Dynasty
- (by extension) (~朝) Alternative name for 商 (shāng, “Shang Dynasty”).
- abundant; rich
- 殷實/殷实 ― yīnshí ― well-off
- (literary) large; flourishing
- (literary) many; numerous
- (of emotions) deep
- a surname
See also
Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
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Name |
Time period |
Divisions
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Xia 夏 (~朝, ~代)
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2070 – 1600 BCE |
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Shang 商 (~朝, ~代) 殷 (~朝, ~代)
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1600 – 1046 BCE |
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Zhou 周 (~朝, ~代)
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1046 – 256 BCE |
Western Zhou 西周 |
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Eastern Zhou 東周/东周 |
Spring and Autumn period 春秋
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Warring States period 戰國/战国
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Qin 秦 (~朝, ~代)
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221 – 206 BCE |
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Han 漢/汉 (~朝, ~代)
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206 BCE – 220 C.E. |
Western Han 西漢/西汉
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Xin 新 (~朝)
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Eastern Han 東漢/东汉
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Three Kingdoms 三國/三国
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220 – 280 C.E. |
Wei 魏
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Shu Han 蜀漢/蜀汉
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Wu 吳/吴
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Jin 晉/晋 (~朝, ~代)
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265 – 420 C.E. |
Western Jin 西晉/西晋
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Eastern Jin 東晉/东晋
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Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝
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420 – 589 C.E. |
Northern dynasties 北朝 |
Northern Wei 北魏
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Western Wei 西魏
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Eastern Wei 東魏/东魏
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Northern Zhou 北周
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Northern Qi 北齊/北齐
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Southern dynasties 南朝 |
Liu Song 劉宋/刘宋
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Southern Qi 南齊/南齐
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Liang 梁 (~朝, ~代)
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Chen 陳/陈 (~朝, ~代)
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Sui 隋 (~朝, ~代)
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581 – 618 C.E. |
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Tang 唐 (~朝, ~代)
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618 – 907 C.E. |
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國/五代十国
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907 – 960 C.E. |
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Liao 遼/辽 (~朝, ~代)
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907 – 1125 C.E. |
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Song 宋 (~朝, ~代)
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960 – 1279 C.E. |
Northern Song 北宋
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Southern Song 南宋
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Western Xia 西夏
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1038 – 1227 C.E. |
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Jin 金 (~朝, ~代)
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1115 – 1234 C.E. |
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Western Liao 西遼/西辽
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1124 – 1218 C.E. |
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Yuan 元 (~朝, ~代)
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1271 – 1368 C.E. |
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Ming 明 (~朝, ~代)
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1368 – 1644 C.E. |
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Qing 清 (~朝, ~代)
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1636 – 1912 C.E. |
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Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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Character
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殷
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Reading #
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1/4
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Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
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yān
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Middle Chinese
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‹ ʔɛn ›
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Old Chinese
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/*ʔˁrə/
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English
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dark-red
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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殷
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Reading #
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1/2
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No.
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15231
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Phonetic component
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殷
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Rime group
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文
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Rime subdivision
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1
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Corresponding MC rime
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黰
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Old Chinese
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/*qrɯːn/
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Definitions
殷
- blood red; deep red
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Definitions
殷
- sound of thunder
- to shake; to tremble
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
殷
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
Readings
Etymology
The senses “Shang dynasty” and “prosperous” are from Middle Chinese 殷 (MC 'j+n), corresponding to modern Mandarin yīn and Cantonese jan1. The sense “rumbling” corresponds to modern Mandarin yǐn and Cantonese jan2.
The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
殷 • (In)
- (historical) Shang dynasty
Synonyms
Affix
殷 • (in)
- (historical) Shang dynasty
- prosperous; flourishing
- rumbling
Korean
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Hanja
殷 (eum 은, 안 (eun, an))
- Hanja form? of 은, 안 (“great, many, magnificent, flourishing”).
Vietnamese
Han character
殷: Hán Nôm readings: ân
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