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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- yin3
- English meanings
- addiction, craving
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Enclosed from the upper left structure
Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 疒; inside 隐.
Meaning & sound clues
疒 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “sickness”.
隐 is identified as the sound component (yǐn). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 瘾.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
print
as
marriage; in-law relation
cite
earnest; abundant
shade
silver
moon
shade; yin; cloudy
hide; concealed
sound; news
drink; beverage
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 上瘾
- 过瘾