Read Edit View history 印 yìnYìn HSK2 print Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a kneeling person (卩) being held down by a hand (爪). Based on the original meaning "restrain", now written as 抑. The meaning later shifted to "push down", "stamp", and "print". Pinyin Separate values with commas yìn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 印 Simp strokes 印 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 印 Simp strokes 印 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 印 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 402, 819 ], [ 420, 792 ], [ 425, 770 ], [ 367, 719 ], [ 263, 648 ], [ 262, 640 ] ], [ [ 178, 668 ], [ 202, 648 ], [ 221, 616 ], [ 228, 465 ], [ 219, 270 ], [ 247, 272 ], [ 279, 286 ], [ 449, 384 ] ], [ [ 260, 507 ], [ 413, 547 ], [ 464, 547 ] ], [ [ 598, 628 ], [ 631, 617 ], [ 748, 652 ], [ 796, 658 ], [ 825, 652 ], [ 846, 630 ], [ 825, 399 ], [ 809, 334 ], [ 790, 310 ], [ 688, 356 ] ], [ [ 536, 631 ], [ 562, 616 ], [ 584, 580 ], [ 579, -68 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 257 630 Q 315 658 352 679 Q 443 733 469 740 Q 494 749 485 770 Q 472 792 444 812 Q 419 831 404 830 Q 388 830 392 814 Q 393 780 314 710 Q 280 682 245 650 C 223 630 230 617 257 630 Z", "M 253 526 Q 249 578 256 619 Q 257 625 257 630 C 258 641 258 641 245 650 Q 220 669 199 679 Q 180 686 170 680 Q 158 673 169 657 Q 215 566 197 361 Q 194 309 151 256 Q 138 240 146 215 Q 156 187 170 174 Q 183 165 197 183 Q 222 220 429 359 Q 450 372 456 381 Q 460 391 450 392 Q 432 392 266 309 Q 247 300 247 318 Q 254 418 253 500 L 253 526 Z", "M 253 500 Q 292 488 378 510 Q 462 534 470 539 Q 477 548 472 556 Q 465 568 434 572 Q 403 576 373 561 Q 316 539 254 527 Q 253 527 253 526 C 224 517 224 507 253 500 Z", "M 623 588 Q 669 609 774 635 Q 784 638 793 633 Q 812 624 812 593 Q 811 515 783 378 Q 782 350 755 353 Q 721 359 692 364 Q 674 367 679 357 Q 680 345 711 322 Q 751 288 774 249 Q 787 236 801 243 Q 811 247 830 284 Q 861 341 862 405 Q 865 588 885 617 Q 898 627 893 641 Q 883 654 843 682 Q 825 694 778 679 Q 744 676 654 647 Q 618 638 591 632 C 562 625 595 577 623 588 Z", "M 556 -35 Q 562 -63 569 -73 Q 575 -80 583 -78 Q 599 -69 606 -4 Q 615 78 612 161 Q 609 231 613 500 Q 613 548 623 588 C 628 613 618 618 591 632 Q 570 644 559 646 Q 546 650 528 641 Q 518 632 527 621 Q 531 611 538 601 Q 551 576 553 541 Q 556 393 551 159 Q 550 14 556 -35 Z" ] } 5 strokes 印 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 401, 825 ], [ 431, 759 ], [ 250, 638 ] ], [ [ 170, 674 ], [ 222, 616 ], [ 219, 299 ] ], [ [ 250, 491 ], [ 469, 529 ] ], [ [ 171, 292 ], [ 227, 281 ], [ 462, 344 ] ], [ [ 593, 624 ], [ 629, 616 ], [ 798, 660 ], [ 851, 626 ], [ 809, 334 ], [ 771, 294 ], [ 683, 357 ] ], [ [ 529, 633 ], [ 575, 604 ], [ 586, 571 ], [ 580, -74 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M257,630C295,648 327,665 352,679C412,715 451,735 469,740C485,746 491,756 485,770C476,784 462,798 444,812C427,824 414,830 404,830C393,830 389,824 392,814C392,791 366,756 314,710C291,691 268,671 245,650C240,645 250,627 257,630Z", "M180,683C176,683 172,682 170,680C162,675 161,667 169,657C199,596 202,501 203,401C203,375 201,339 201,305C201,287 254,300 254,318C251,383 253,448 253,500C253,517 253,517 253,526C250,560 251,591 256,619C256,623 257,626 257,630C258,638 252,646 245,650C228,662 213,672 199,679C191,682 185,683 180,683Z", "M253,480C279,472 320,475 378,490C434,506 464,515 470,519C474,525 475,530 472,536C467,544 454,549 434,552C413,554 393,551 373,541C335,526 295,515 254,507C253,507 253,506 253,506C245,503 245,482 253,480Z", "M431,355C381,348 281,325 254,318C219,309 219,309 201,305C192,303 181,304 174,303C159,303 155,286 176,272C201,256 214,243 241,255C311,287 376,308 448,331C487,344 474,362 431,355Z", "M623,588C653,602 704,618 774,635C780,637 786,637 793,633C805,627 812,614 812,593C811,541 799,470 783,378C779,360 772,351 755,353C732,357 711,361 692,364C680,366 677,365 679,357C681,350 690,339 711,322C738,301 756,274 774,249C781,239 791,239 801,243C807,246 817,260 830,284C850,323 861,363 862,405C864,527 869,600 885,617C892,626 897,633 893,641C887,651 869,664 843,682C831,691 810,687 778,679C755,675 714,666 654,647C630,640 609,636 591,632C573,629 606,581 623,588Z", "M556,-35C558,-53 564,-66 569,-73C572,-77 578,-80 583,-78C594,-72 601,-47 606,-4C612,51 614,106 612,161C610,208 610,321 613,500C613,532 616,562 623,588C626,606 607,623 591,632C577,640 566,645 559,646C550,649 540,647 528,641C521,635 521,629 527,621C529,615 533,608 538,601C546,585 552,565 553,541C555,443 553,315 551,159C549,63 550,-2 556,-35Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.