yǐn to drink

Made up of [ qiàn yawn; deficient radical 76, shí food; eat radical 184]
Made with 7 strokes.
Originally a combination of 'eat' and 'breath' suggesting drinking

Related characters


Also uses qiàn component: (next in sequence) (song) ; huān (merry) ; ruǎn (soft) ; (to wish for)
Also uses shí component: bǎo (to eat till full) fàn (food) ; guǎn (building) ; jiǎo (dumpling)

Sounds same

yǐn ('long stride')

Different tone

yīn (yin) ; yīn (sound) ; yín (silver)

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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)