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overseer

HSK 10
Human →Relations →Leaders
yǐn
イン
おさ、ただ.す
윤
Depicts a hand (又) holding a staff, held by people in positions of authority.
Components
又 again+ 丨 vertical line =
尹 overseer
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
丨 Iconic component
gǔn vertical line
(same as U+3021 HANGZHOU NUMERAL ONE 〡) number one
Depicts a staff.
Notes
Similar Characters
丈 100 Chinese Inches劝 urge (simp)叒 united变 transform (simp)叙 state (simp)寝 get some shuteye (jp)寢 get some shuteye (trad)度 degree/time矍 look about in竖 vertical (simp)隻 one of a pair (trad/jp)为 handle (simp)亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately兼 double叉 fork及 catch up with友 friend
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
尹
Regular
Modern
Chinese
尹 [Yǐn]
surname Yin
尹 [yǐn]
to administer; to oversee; to run; magistrate (old)
Japanese
尹 いん 同音
noun historical director (of the ritsuryō-period Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
尹 い
I surname
尹 いい
Ii surname
尹 いうん
Iun surname
尹 いし
Ishi surname
尹 いん
In surname
尹 おさむ
Osamu given name
尹 すすむ
Susumu given name
尹 せい
Sei surname
尹 ただし
Tadashi given name
尹 ひ
Hi surname
尹 ひらあき
Hiraaki unclassified name
尹 まこと
Makoto given name
尹 ゆうん
Yūn surname
尹 ゆん
Yun surname
尹 わん
Wan surname
CHINESE WORDS (4)
府尹 [fǔ​yǐn] #48,183
magistrate
陈恭尹 [Chén​Gōng​yǐn] #71,036
Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet
陈恭尹 [Chén​Gōng​yǐn] #71,036
Chen Gongyin (1631-1700), early Qing dynasty poet
尹潽善 [Yǐn​Pǔ​shàn]
Yun Poseon (1897-1990), South Korean Democratic party politician, mayor of Seoul from 1948, president 1960-1962