yān
殷
dark reddish-black
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
dark reddish-black
literaryUsed exclusively in classical or formal literary contexts, rarely used in modern daily speech.
Zhè这
pǐ匹
yān殷
mǎ马
máo毛
sè色
chún纯
zhèng正
。
This dark reddish-black horse has pure fur.
Gǔ古
shū书
jì记
zǎi载
yān殷
gé革
xià夏
mìng命
。
Ancient books record that the Yin (Yan) dynasty overthrew the Xia dynasty.