饮 yǐn to drink
Made up of [欠 qiàn yawn; deficient radical 76, 饣 shí food; eat radical 184]Made with 7 strokes.
Originally a combination of 'eat' and 'breath' suggesting drinking
Related characters
Also uses 欠 qiàn component: 次 cì (next in sequence) 歌 gē (song) ; 欢 huān (merry) ; 软 ruǎn (soft) ; 欲 yù (to wish for)
Also uses 饣 shí component: 饱 bǎo (to eat till full) 饭 fàn (food) ; 馆 guǎn (building) ; 饺 jiǎo (dumpling)
Sounds same
廴 yǐn ('long stride')Different tone
阴 yīn (yin) ; 音 yīn (sound) ; 银 yín (silver)Pronunciation
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Proverbs
饮鸠止渴 yǐn jiū zhǐ kě To take reckless action regardless of the consequences饮水思源 yǐn shuǐ sī yuán Do not forget the source of your good fortune (particularly your parents)