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茵
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a cushion

HSK 10
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yīn
イン
しとね
인
Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 因 represents the sound.
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 因 cause =
茵 a cushion
艹 Meaning component
cao grass (top)
grass
艹 is a component form of 艸.
因 Phonetic component
yīn cause
old variant of 因[yīn]
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Notes
Similar Characters
春 springtime甍 rafters supporting roof盖 hide (simp)着 arrive/wear繭 cocoon (trad/jp)艺 art (simp)艻 sweet basil艽 a root艾 Chinese mugwort艿 taro节 knot (simp)芄 Metaplexis stauntoni芊 exuberant and vigorous芋 taro芍 peony芎 a kind of herb芏 Cyperus malaccensis芑 white millet芒 mango芗 fragrant smell of grain (simp)
Historical Evolution
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)
茵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
茵 [yīn]
mattress
Japanese
褥 、 茵 、 蓐 (rare) しとね 、 じょく 同音
noun cushion; pillow; mattress
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
绿茵场 [lǜ​yīn​chǎng] #33,299
football field
绿茵场 [lǜ​yīn​chǎng] #33,299
football field
莱茵河 [Lái​yīn​Hé] #42,639
Rhine River
莱茵河 [Lái​yīn​Hé] #42,639
Rhine River
绿草如茵 [lǜ​cǎo​rú​yīn] #45,641
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
绿草如茵 [lǜ​cǎo​rú​yīn] #45,641
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
绿茵 [lǜ​yīn] #55,811
grassy area
绿茵 [lǜ​yīn] #55,811
grassy area
碧草如茵 [bì​cǎo​rú​yīn] #67,720
green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
北莱茵·威斯特法伦州 [Běi​lái​yīn​· ​Wēi​sī​tè​fǎ​lún​zhōu]
Nordrhein-Westfalen, state of Germany
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JAPANESE WORDS (1)
褥 [しとね] #45,325
cushion