yīn

骃

Character · NounTraditional駰

grayish-black horse; steed

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

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

archaic

An archaic term found in classical Chinese literature, specifically referring to a horse of grayish-black coloration with white patches. Commonly appears in texts like the Book of Songs (诗经).

Shī诗
jīng经
zhōng中
yǒu有
yīn駰
mǎ马
de的
miáo描
shù述
 ，
zhǐ指
zhè这
zhǒng种
qiǎn浅
hēi黑
dài带
bái白
sè色
de的
mǎ马
 。

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

Zhè这
zhǒng种
máo毛
sè色
de的
mǎ马
gǔ古
rén人
chēng称
wéi为
yīn駰
 。

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

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Yīn駰
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
zhàn战
mǎ马
pǐn品
zhǒng种
 。

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