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印

Mandarin · pinyin yìn#

Mandarin · pinyin Yìn#

surname Yin
abbr. for 印度 Yìn dù, India

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印: yìn · print, seal, stamp, chop, mark

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4 · yin4

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jan3 · ngan3

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character · Etymology 1

stamp; seal
trace; mark; sign
to tally
(literal or figurative) to engrave
to print
A unit of measuring wok sizes.
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(abbreviation, alt-of) abbreviation of 印度 (Yìndù) (= India): a country in South Asia
(abbreviation, alt-of) abbreviation of 印度尼西亞 /印度尼西亚 (Yìndùníxīyà) (= Indonesia): an island country in Southeast Asia

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