殷
HSK 7–9

殷 (yīn): dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan, dark red

yīn

dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan, dark red

Pinyin

yīn

HSK Level

Level 7

Characters

1

English Meaning

dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan, dark red

How to Write 殷 (yīn)

殷 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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