yín

distant place

Components
夕 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

evening

night

寅 sound component

  Sound component

yín

  

3rd earthly branch

Evolution

夤 Bronze script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Bronze script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
夤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
夤 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
夤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

yín

distant place; remote; deep; late at night