寅

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sign of the tiger

HSK 10 N1

Communication →Language

yín

イン

とら

인, 이

Originally written the same as 矢 (arrow). Later two hands (𦥑) were added to distinguish the characters.

Components

矢 dart+ 𦥑 mortar (举) =

寅 sign of the tiger

矢 Iconic component

shǐ dart

arrow, dart

𦥑

jú mortar (举)

hold with two hands

Notes

Similar Characters

侯 marquis 医 physician (jp)彘 swine 族 tribe 矦 target 疾 rapid 知 know 矧 much 雉 crenellated 矣 particle of completed 矫 rectify (simp)矬 a dwarf 短 short 矮 short of stature 矯 rectify (trad/jp)學 study (trad)盥 wash (alt)遣 dispatch

Historical Evolution

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(~1250-1000 BC)

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Bronze

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

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Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

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Mid Warring States (~300 BC)

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Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Warring States (475-221 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

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Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

寅

Regular

Modern

Chinese

寅 [yín]

3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger; ancient Chinese compass point: 60°

Japanese

寅とら同音

noun

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac)
obsolete hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)
obsolete east-northeast
obsolete first month of the lunar calendar

Example Sentences

Japanese Names

寅い

I unclassified name

寅いん

In unclassified name

寅すすむ

Susumu given name

寅とら

Tora surname

寅とらじ

Toraji unclassified name

寅ふさ

Fusa surname

CHINESE WORDS (14)

甲寅 [jiǎyín] #42,527

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

庚寅 [gēngyín] #44,050

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

壬寅 [rényín] #44,140

thirty-ninth year I3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1962 or 2022

丙寅 [bǐngyín] #44,324

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

戊寅 [wùyín] #44,383

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

唐寅 [TángYín] #48,251

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

寅吃卯粮 [yínchīmǎoliáng] #51,441

lit. eating away next year's food in advance

寅吃卯粮 [yínchīmǎoliáng] #51,441

lit. eating away next year's food in advance

寅时 [yínshí] #58,404

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

寅时 [yínshí] #58,404

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

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JAPANESE WORDS (12)

甲寅 [きのえとら] #139,882

Wood Tiger (51st term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1914, 1974, 2034)

丙寅 [ひのえとら] #153,837

Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)

壬寅 [みずのえとら] #182,314

Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)

庚寅 [かのえとら] #196,783

Metal Tiger (27th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1950, 2010, 2070)

戊寅 [つちのえとら] #219,955

Earth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)

hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am)

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