yīn

technical

Meaning of

骃 means a grayish-black horse with white markings (as described in ancient texts). Pronounced yīn.

  • a grayish-black horse with white markings (as described in ancient texts)

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

Shī
jīng
zhōng
yǒu
yīn
de
miáo
shù
 
zhǐ
zhè
zhǒng
qiǎn
hēi
dài
bái
de
 

The Book of Songs contains descriptions of yin horses, referring to this kind of grayish-black horse with white markings.

Zhè
zhǒng
máo
de
rén
chēng
wéi
yīn
 

Horses of this coloration were called 'yin' by the ancients.

Yīn
zài
dài
shì
zhòng
yào
de
zhàn
pǐn
zhǒng
 

The yin was an important breed of warhorse in ancient times.

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