Read Edit View history 尹 yǐnYǐn govern Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a hand (又) holding a staff, held by people in positions of authority. Pinyin Separate values with commas yǐn ×yún × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a hand. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 尹 Simp strokes 尹 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a staff. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 尹 Simp strokes 尹 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 尹 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 292, 702 ], [ 338, 696 ], [ 406, 704 ], [ 627, 746 ], [ 662, 746 ], [ 680, 737 ], [ 713, 704 ], [ 654, 460 ], [ 627, 441 ] ], [ [ 88, 511 ], [ 150, 493 ], [ 413, 533 ], [ 837, 575 ], [ 884, 570 ], [ 940, 548 ] ], [ [ 244, 369 ], [ 292, 358 ], [ 617, 408 ], [ 674, 408 ], [ 701, 401 ] ], [ [ 396, 680 ], [ 440, 660 ], [ 454, 647 ], [ 434, 386 ], [ 419, 313 ], [ 396, 246 ], [ 369, 190 ], [ 307, 109 ], [ 227, 46 ], [ 133, 0 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 676 430 Q 686 494 698 538 L 712 586 Q 730 649 769 686 Q 788 708 771 731 Q 750 747 687 777 Q 665 787 638 776 Q 500 728 300 714 Q 281 713 282 702 Q 285 692 306 684 Q 334 669 377 682 Q 383 683 389 683 L 455 693 Q 531 706 608 718 Q 638 724 649 711 Q 668 693 664 654 Q 658 615 651 578 L 642 534 Q 632 482 619 436 C 611 407 671 400 676 430 Z", "M 698 538 Q 767 550 922 533 Q 946 530 952 539 Q 959 552 948 564 Q 884 625 810 605 Q 761 596 712 586 L 651 578 Q 482 563 479 559 L 421 553 Q 330 544 279 537 Q 203 525 90 524 Q 77 524 75 513 Q 74 500 93 486 Q 109 473 141 462 Q 151 458 169 465 Q 188 472 268 486 Q 337 502 419 512 L 475 519 Q 487 522 501 522 Q 559 526 616 532 Q 628 533 642 534 L 698 538 Z", "M 407 394 Q 359 393 250 379 Q 219 376 242 357 Q 278 326 308 334 Q 350 343 399 350 L 456 359 Q 544 375 690 387 Q 702 386 712 399 Q 713 412 689 424 Q 685 427 676 430 L 619 436 Q 558 423 497 410 Q 481 407 464 403 L 407 394 Z", "M 419 512 Q 415 448 407 394 L 399 350 Q 368 178 227 69 Q 191 44 142 13 Q 129 6 126 2 Q 122 -4 138 -5 Q 153 -6 209 17 Q 249 33 309 79 Q 396 145 446 315 Q 450 337 456 359 L 464 403 Q 471 454 474 504 Q 474 511 475 519 L 479 559 Q 480 599 497 648 Q 503 660 494 668 Q 479 681 455 693 C 429 708 371 707 389 683 Q 422 650 422 578 Q 421 566 421 553 L 419 512 Z" ] } 4 strokes 尹 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 292, 702 ], [ 338, 696 ], [ 406, 704 ], [ 627, 746 ], [ 662, 746 ], [ 680, 737 ], [ 713, 704 ], [ 654, 460 ], [ 627, 441 ] ], [ [ 88, 511 ], [ 150, 493 ], [ 413, 533 ], [ 837, 575 ], [ 884, 570 ], [ 940, 548 ] ], [ [ 244, 369 ], [ 292, 358 ], [ 617, 408 ], [ 674, 408 ], [ 701, 401 ] ], [ [ 396, 680 ], [ 440, 660 ], [ 454, 647 ], [ 434, 386 ], [ 419, 313 ], [ 396, 246 ], [ 369, 190 ], [ 307, 109 ], [ 227, 46 ], [ 133, 0 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 676 430 Q 686 494 698 538 L 712 586 Q 730 649 769 686 Q 788 708 771 731 Q 750 747 687 777 Q 665 787 638 776 Q 500 728 300 714 Q 281 713 282 702 Q 285 692 306 684 Q 334 669 377 682 Q 383 683 389 683 L 455 693 Q 531 706 608 718 Q 638 724 649 711 Q 668 693 664 654 Q 658 615 651 578 L 642 534 Q 632 482 619 436 C 611 407 671 400 676 430 Z", "M 698 538 Q 767 550 922 533 Q 946 530 952 539 Q 959 552 948 564 Q 884 625 810 605 Q 761 596 712 586 L 651 578 Q 482 563 479 559 L 421 553 Q 330 544 279 537 Q 203 525 90 524 Q 77 524 75 513 Q 74 500 93 486 Q 109 473 141 462 Q 151 458 169 465 Q 188 472 268 486 Q 337 502 419 512 L 475 519 Q 487 522 501 522 Q 559 526 616 532 Q 628 533 642 534 L 698 538 Z", "M 407 394 Q 359 393 250 379 Q 219 376 242 357 Q 278 326 308 334 Q 350 343 399 350 L 456 359 Q 544 375 690 387 Q 702 386 712 399 Q 713 412 689 424 Q 685 427 676 430 L 619 436 Q 558 423 497 410 Q 481 407 464 403 L 407 394 Z", "M 419 512 Q 415 448 407 394 L 399 350 Q 368 178 227 69 Q 191 44 142 13 Q 129 6 126 2 Q 122 -4 138 -5 Q 153 -6 209 17 Q 249 33 309 79 Q 396 145 446 315 Q 450 337 456 359 L 464 403 Q 471 454 474 504 Q 474 511 475 519 L 479 559 Q 480 599 497 648 Q 503 660 494 668 Q 479 681 455 693 C 429 708 371 707 389 683 Q 422 650 422 578 Q 421 566 421 553 L 419 512 Z" ] } 4 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.