CHARACTERS / YIN
“yin” is 12 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 听yǐnsmile (archaic)HSK 1 · TONE 3
- 因yīncauseHSK 2 · TONE 1
- 阴yīnovercast (weather)HSK 2 · TONE 1
- 银yínsilverHSK 3 · TONE 2
- 音yīnsoundHSK 3 · TONE 1
- 饮yǐnto drinkHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 印yìnto printHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow)HSK 4 · TONE 3
- 姻yīnmarriage connectionsHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 吟yínto chantHSK 6 · TONE 2
- 瘾yǐnaddictionHSK 6 · TONE 3
- 隐yǐn(bound form) secretHSK 6 · TONE 3