殷 jan¹ {yān}

dark red

殷 jan¹ {Yīn}

1. surname Yin
2. dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

殷 jan¹ {yǐn}

roll of thunder

殷 jan¹ {yīn}

1. flourishing
2. abundant
3. earnest
4. hospitable

殷切 jan¹ cit³ {yīn qiè}

1. ardent
2. eager
3. earnest

殷都 jan¹ dou¹ {Yīn dū}

Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市, Henan

殷富 jan¹ fu³ {yīn fù}

1. well off
2. prosperous

殷墟 jan¹ heoi¹ {Yīn xū}

Yinxu, ruins of Yinshang 殷商 city at Anyang 安陽 in Henan province, a World Heritage site

殷殷 jan¹ jan¹ {yīn yīn}

1. earnest
2. ardent (hope etc)

殷勤 jan¹ kan⁴ {yīn qín}

1. politely
2. solicitously
3. eagerly attentive

殷實〔-实〕 jan¹ sat⁶ {yīn shí}

1. thriving
2. well-off
3. substantial

殷商 jan¹ soeng¹ {Yīn shāng}

final name of the Shang dynasty after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

殷紅〔-红〕 jin¹ hung⁴ {yān hóng}

dark red

殷都區〔--区〕 jan¹ dou¹ keoi¹ {Yīn dū qū}

Yindu district of Anyang city 安陽市, Henan

殷弘緒〔--绪〕 jan¹ wang⁴ seoi⁵ {Yīn Hóng xù}

François Xavier d'Entrecolles (1664-1741), French Jesuit missionary to Kangxi court

殷鑒不遠〔-鉴-远〕 jan¹ gaam³ bat¹ jyun⁵ {yīn jiàn bù yuǎn}

(idiom) the pernicious moral of predecessors is right here; the pernicious history is repeating

殷憂啟聖〔-忧启圣〕 jan¹ jau¹ kai² sing³ {yīn yōu qǐ shèng}

1. deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
2. storms make oaks take deeper root