Pictograph of a person with an open mouth (欠) drinking from a wine vessel (酉). 欠 also represents the sound. The 酉 (wine) component and the open mouth was later reanalyzed as 飠 (eat).
Components
Traditional (飲)
飠 Iconic component
radical
飠 is a component form of 食. Used here to depict an open mouth drinking from a wine vessel (酉). Later reanalyzed as 飠 (eat).
欠 Phonetic component
qiàn deficient
owe, lack, be deficient
Depicts a person bending over with their mouth open.
View phonetic series →Simplified (饮)
饣 Iconic component
shí food
eat, food
饣 is a component form of 食. Used here to depict an open mouth drinking from a wine vessel (酉). Later reanalyzed as 饣 (eat).
欠 Phonetic component
qiàn deficient
owe, lack, be deficient
Depicts a person bending over with their mouth open.
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Similar Characters
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Historical Evolution
飲
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
飲
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
飲
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
飲
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
飲
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
飲
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
飲
Bronze
Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
飲
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
飲
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
飲
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
飲
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
飲
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
飲
Bronze
Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
飲
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
飲
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
飲
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
飲
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
飲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
飲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
飲
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
飲
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
飲
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
飲
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
飲
Regular
Modern
Chinese
饮 / 飲 [yǐn]
to drink
饮 / 飲 [yìn]
to give (animals) water to drink
Japanese
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
飲 のみ
Nomi surname
CHINESE WORDS (54)
饮料 [yǐnliào] #2,516
drink
饮食 [yǐnshí] #7,262
food and drink
餐饮 [cānyǐn] #17,507
food and beverage
饮酒 [yǐnjiǔ] #11,187
to drink wine
饮水 [yǐnshuǐ] #18,927
drinking water
饮用 [yǐnyòng] #21,796
drink
饮用水 [yǐnyòngshuǐ] #20,765
drinking water
饮品 [yǐnpǐn] #21,514
beverage
冷饮 [lěngyǐn] #21,213
cold drink
畅饮 [chàngyǐn] #17,958
to have a few drinks
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 飲む [のむ] #305
to drink
⭐ 飲み込む [のみこむ] #3,137
to swallow
⭐ 飲み物 [のみもの] #3,893
drink
飲み干す [のみほす] #5,822
to drink up
息を呑む [いきをのむ] #8,266
to have one's breath taken away
⭐ 飲食店 [いんしょくてん] #12,736
restaurant
飲ます [のます] #13,809
to make (someone) drink
飲みすぎる [のみすぎる] #15,616
to drink too much
言葉を呑む [ことばをのむ] #16,354
to choke up
⭐ 飲み会 [のみかい] #16,434
drinking party
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