yǐn

literary
onomatopoeia

Meaning of

殷 means rumble of thunder. Pronounced yǐn.

  • rumble of thunder

Character Info

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Components
𢦏

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Definitions & Examples

 
Shī
Jīng
 
zhōng
yǒu
 
yīn
léi
 
zài
nán
shān
zhī
yáng
 

The Book of Songs has a line: 'The thunder rumbles, above the sunny south mountain.'

Tiān
zhòu
biàn
 
yīn
léi
míng
 
jiāng
zhì
 

The sky suddenly changed, thunder rumbled, and heavy rain was coming.

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